UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-K

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2005

Commission File Number 1-4629

GOLDEN WEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Incorporated pursuant to the Laws of Delaware State

I.R.S. – Employer Identification No. 95-2080059

1901 Harrison Street, Oakland, California 94612

(510) 446-3420

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.10 par value	New York Stock Exchange, Pacific Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NONE

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes x  No ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes  ¨  No  x

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

Indicate by check mark 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 registrant’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. x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer  x             Accelerated filer ¨             Non-accelerated filer ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ¨  No x

The approximate aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by nonaffiliates of the registrant on June 30, 2005, was $16,600,543,628 (based upon nonaffiliated holdings of 257,852,495 shares and a market price of $64.38 per share). The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock on February 28, 2006, was 308,502,961 shares.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Proxy Statement dated March 10, 2006 furnished to stockholders in connection with the registrant’s 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, is incorporated by reference into Part III.

GOLDEN WEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION

2005 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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INDEX OF TABLES	ii
Forward Looking Statements	1
PART I	1
Item 1. Business	1
Overview	1
Operations	2
Risk Factors	3
Competition	5
Regulation	5
Corporate Governance	8
Executive Officers of the Company	8
Supplemental Tables	9
Item 1A. Risk Factors	25
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments	25
Item 2. Properties	25
Item 3. Legal Proceedings	25
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders	25
PART II	26
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	26
Stock Dividend	26
Market Prices of Stock	26
Per Share Cash Dividends Data	26
Stockholders	27
Equity Compensation Plan Information	27
Stock Repurchase Activity	28
Item 6. Selected Financial Data	29
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	31
Overview	31
Financial Condition	33
Management of Risk	44
Results of Operations	61
Liquidity and Capital Management	62
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations	64
Critical Accounting Policies and Uses of Estimates	64
New Accounting Pronouncements	65
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	66
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	66
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	66
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures	66
Item 9B. Other Information	69
PART III	69
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant	69
Item 11. Executive Compensation	69
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	69
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions	69
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services	69
PART IV	70
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules	70

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INDEX OF TABLES

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Selected Financial Data
Five Year Consolidated Summary of Operations (Table 27)	29
Five Year Summary of Financial Condition (Table 28)	29
Five Year Selected Other Data (Table 29)	30
Financial Highlights 2003 – 2005 (Table 30)	32
Asset, Liability, and Equity Components as Percentages of Total Assets (Table 31)	33
Selected Financial Results 2003 – 2005 (Table 55)	61
Loan Portfolio
Loans Receivable and MBS with Recourse by Type of Security (Table 1)	10
Loans Receivable and MBS with Recourse by State (2005) (Table 2)	11
Loans Receivable and MBS with Recourse by State (2004) (Table 3)	12
Loans Due after One Year by Loan Type (Table 4)	13
New Mortgage Loan Originations by Type and by Purpose (Table 5)	13
Balance of Loans Receivable and MBS by Component (Table 32)	34
Loan Originations and Loan and MBS Repayments (Table 33)	34
Equity Lines of Credit and Fixed-Rate Second Mortgages (Table 34)	35
Net Deferred Loan Costs (Table 35)	36
Loan Originations by State (Table 36)	36
Loans Receivable and MBS with Recourse by State (Table 37)	37
ARM Originations by Index (Table 38)	38
ARM Portfolio by Index (Table 39)	39
ARM Portfolio by Lifetime Cap Bands (Table 40)	40
Management of Credit Risk
Nonperforming Assets by State (2005) (Table 6)	14
Nonperforming Assets by State (2004) (Table 7)	14
Risk Profile of Loans and MBS with Recourse (2005) (Table 8)	15
Risk Profile of Loans and MBS with Recourse (2004) (Table 9)	15
Changes in Allowance for Loan Losses 2001 – 2005 (Table 10)	16
Composition of Allowance for Loan Losses at Yearend (Table 11)	16
Mortgage Originations by LTV or CLTV Bands (Table 49)	52
Mortgage Portfolio Balance by LTV or CLTV Bands (Table 50)	54
Deferred Interest in the Loan Portfolio by LTV/CLTV Bands and Year of Origination (Table 51)	56
Nonperforming Assets and Troubled Debt Restructured (Table 52)	57
Nonperforming Assets by State (Table 53)	58
Changes in Allowance for Loan Losses (Table 54)	59
Asset / Liability Management
Average Earning Assets and Interest-Bearing Liabilities (Table 18)	20
Volume and Rate Analysis of Interest Income and Interest Expense (Table 19)	21
Relationship between Indexes and Short-Term Market Interest Rates and Expected Impact on Primary Spread (Table 43)	45
Summary of Key Indexes (Table 44)	46
Yield on Earning Assets, Cost of Funds, and Primary Spread (Table 45)	47
Average Primary Spread (Table 46)	47
Repricing of Earning Assets and Interest-Bearing Liabilities, Repricing Gaps, and Gap Ratios (Table 47)	48
Summary of Market Risk on Financial Instruments (Table 48)	49
Deposits
Deposits by Original Term to Maturity (Table 12)	17
Deposits by Interest Rate (Table 13)	17
Deposit Maturities by Interest Rate (Table 14)	18
Maturities of Time Certificates of Deposit Equal to or Greater than $100,000 (Table 15)	18
Borrowings
Composition of All Borrowings (Table 16)	19
Composition of Short-Term Borrowings (Table 17)	19

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INDEX OF TABLES (Continued)

Regulatory Capital
Regulatory Capital Ratios, Minimum Capital Requirements, and Well-Capitalized Capital Requirements (2005) (Table 20)	22
WSB and Subsidiaries Reconciliation of Equity Capital to Regulatory Capital (2005) (Table 21)	23
WTX Reconciliation of Equity Capital to Regulatory Capital (2005) (Table 22)	24
Common Stock and Related Stockholder Matters
Common Stock Price Range (Table 23)	26
Cash Dividends Per Share (Table 24)	26
Stock Option and Incentive Plans (Table 25)	27
Common Stock Repurchase Activity (Table 26)	28
Other
Federal Funds Sold, Securities Purchased under Agreements to Resell, and Other Investments (Table 41)	41
Securities Available for Sale (Table 42)	42
Contractual Obligations (Table 56)	64

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Forward Looking Statements

This report may contain various forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include projections, statements of the plans and objectives of management for future operations, statements of future economic performance, assumptions underlying these statements, and other statements that are not statements of historical facts. Forward-looking statements are subject to significant business, economic and competitive risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond Golden West’s control. Should one or more of these risks, uncertainties or contingencies materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated. Among the key risk factors that may have a direct bearing on Golden West’s results of operations and financial condition are:

• competitive practices in the financial services industries;

• operational and systems risks;

• general economic and capital market conditions, including fluctuations in interest rates;

• economic conditions in certain geographic areas; and

• the impact of current and future laws, governmental regulations and accounting and other rulings and guidelines affecting the financial services industry in general and Golden West’s operations in particular.

In addition, actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in any forward-looking statements for the reasons, among others, discussed in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, herein under Item 7.

PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

OVERVIEW

Golden West Financial Corporation is a savings and loan holding company, the principal business of which is the operation of a savings bank business through its wholly owned federally chartered savings bank subsidiary, World Savings Bank, FSB (WSB). WSB has a wholly owned subsidiary, World Savings Bank, FSB (Texas) (WTX) that is also a federally chartered savings bank. Golden West also has two subsidiaries, Atlas Advisers, Inc. and Atlas Securities, Inc., that provide advisory and distribution services to Atlas Funds, a registered investment company offering seventeen no-load mutual funds. References to the Company, Golden West, “we,” and “our” mean Golden West and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, unless the context requires otherwise.

Headquartered in Oakland, California, we are one of the nation’s largest financial institutions with assets of $124.6 billion as of December 31, 2005. We have one of the most extensive thrift branch systems in the country, with 283 savings branches in ten states and lending operations in 39 states at yearend 2005. We had a total of 10,495 full-time and 1,109 permanent part-time employees at December 31, 2005. Golden West was incorporated in 1959 under Delaware law.

Copies of Golden West’s annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to such reports are available, free of charge, through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov and our website at www.gdw.com as soon as reasonably practicable after their filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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OPERATIONS

As a residential mortgage portfolio lender, our principal business, conducted through WSB and WTX, is attracting funds from the investing public and the capital markets and investing those funds principally in mortgage loans secured by residential real estate. As of December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, we had assets of $124.6 billion, $106.9 billion, and $82.5 billion, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, we had net income of $1.5 billion, $1.3 billion, and $1.1 billion, respectively. Additional selected financial data is included on pages 29-30 and further discussion and analysis can be found in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A), beginning on page 31. In addition, supplemental tables begin on page 10.

Lending Operations. At December 31, 2005, we were originating loans in 39 states through offices that are staffed by employees who primarily contact local real estate brokers, mortgage brokers, and consumers regarding possible lending opportunities. Customers also may apply for home loans over the telephone and through the Internet at www.worldsavings.com. Our loan approval process assesses both the borrower’s ability to repay the loan and the adequacy of the property securing the loan. We require title insurance for all mortgage loans and require that fire and casualty insurance be maintained on all improved properties that are security for our loans. Documentation for all loans is maintained in our loan servicing offices in San Antonio, Texas.

Loan Products. Almost all of our loans are adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) on residential properties. The portion of the mortgage portfolio, including securitized loans and mortgage-backed securities (MBS), composed of ARMs was 99% at yearend 2005. Our principal loan product is the “option ARM” that offers payment options to the borrower. Additional information about our option ARM product can be found in the MD&A under “The Loan Portfolio – Structural Features of Our ARMs.” Most of our ARMs carry an interest rate that changes monthly based on movements in the applicable index, have original terms to maturity of 30 years, and are secured by first liens on one- to four-family homes. In addition, we originate a small amount of multi-family loans. We also originate second deeds of trust most of which are equity lines of credit (ELOCs). We are not currently active in commercial real estate, construction loans, or other consumer lending. Additional information about our loan portfolio can be found in the MD&A under “The Loan Portfolio,” and in Tables 1 through 9.

Deposit Activities. We raise deposits on a retail basis through our branch system and the Internet, and, from time to time, through the money markets. We currently offer a number of alternatives for depositors, including passbook, checking, and money market deposit accounts from which funds may be withdrawn at any time without penalty, and certificate accounts with varying maturities ranging up to five years. Retail deposits, which are deposits we sell directly to customers, increased $7.2 billion during 2005 and reached $60.2 billion at December 31, 2005. Additional detail about deposits can be found in Tables 12 through 15.

Borrowings. We also borrow money from a variety of sources to fund our loan origination activities. Borrowings include taking “advances” from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) system, entering into reverse repurchase agreements with selected dealers, and issuing unsecured debt securities. FHLB advances and reverse repurchase agreements require us to pledge collateral to the lenders, sometimes in the form of whole loans and sometimes in the form of securitized pools of loans. We regularly securitize loans from our portfolio into MBS and Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit securities (MBS-REMICs) to create collateral for our secured borrowings. Additional information about our borrowings and securitization activity can be found in the MD&A under “The Loan Portfolio – Securitization Activity” and “Borrowings,” and detailed borrowing Tables 16 and 17.

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RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information contained in this report, the following are among the key risk factors that may affect us. If any of these or other risks occur, our business, financial condition or operating results could be adversely affected. The MD&A includes an extensive discussion under “Management of Risk” beginning on page 44 that describes how we manage the key risks associated with being a residential mortgage portfolio lender, namely interest rate risk and credit risk, as well as other risks such as operational, regulatory, and management risk.

General business and economic conditions, including movements in interest rates, may significantly affect our earnings. Our business and earnings are affected by general business and economic conditions that are beyond our control and difficult to predict. In particular, changes in interest rates and the shape of the yield curve (the difference between short-term and long-term interest rates) affect the attractiveness of ARMs relative to fixed-rate mortgages and also impact our primary spread, which is the difference between the yield on our assets and the cost of our liabilities. We manage interest rate risk by holding assets and liabilities that adjust in a similar manner to changes in interest rates, although timing lags inherent in our ARM indexes result in our assets adjusting more slowly to interest rate changes than the rates on our liabilities. When short-term interest rates rise, such as has occurred since mid-2004, the primary spread typically narrows temporarily until the index on our ARMs catches up with the higher market interest rates. Our more difficult operating environments typically occur during periods when there is little difference between short-term and long-term interest rates (a so-called “flat yield curve”) or when short-term rates are higher than long-term rates (an “inverted yield curve”) because ARMs offer smaller interest rate benefits over fixed-rate mortgages during these periods. A sustained period with a flat or inverted yield curve could adversely affect our earnings. Additional information about interest rate risk can be found in the MD&A under “Management of Risk – Management of Interest Rate Risk.”

The credit risk in our mortgage portfolio could be adversely affected by rising unemployment, a decrease in housing prices, increases in borrowers’ mortgage payments, or deferred interest levels. Adverse economic conditions, such as rising unemployment levels or declining housing prices in the areas in which we lend, could increase the credit risk in our portfolio from current levels and adversely affect our earnings. In addition, the credit risk of individual loans in our portfolio could increase if rising interest rates cause borrower mortgage payments to increase significantly or if deferred interest is added to the loan principal balance when the amount the borrower pays is less than the interest due on the loan. Nonperforming assets (NPAs), which are an indicator of the amount of credit risk in the portfolio, have been unusually low in recent years due in part to a strong economy, significant home price appreciation in many markets, and relatively low interest rates. We do not expect these historically low levels of NPAs to continue indefinitely. Additional information about credit risk can be found in the MD&A under “Management of Risk – Management of Credit Risk,” and discussion about deferred interest can be found in the MD&A under “The Loan Portfolio – Structural Features of Our ARMs – Deferred Interest” and “Management of Credit Risk – Close Monitoring of the Loan Portfolio.”

The financial services industry is highly competitive. We operate in a highly competitive environment that is subject to a variety of factors, including technological advancements, regulatory developments, commoditization of products, and industry consolidation. Our future results could be adversely affected by the nature or level of competition. Our competitors may adopt practices to boost their loan production levels or efficiency – such as automated underwriting programs, shortcut appraisal methods, and outsourcing of customer service centers and other technology – that we choose not to adopt for risk management reasons or to maintain our customer service standards. Additional information can be found below under “Competition.”

Competitive, lending and regulatory practices relating to the option ARM product could adversely affect us. In recent years, there has been an industry-wide increase in the origination of option ARMs, our principal mortgage product for the past 25 years. This increase has been facilitated by the emergence of a secondary market for the product. The growing competition in the option ARM market, particularly from

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lenders who generate high volumes of option ARMs with practices we consider risky to borrowers and lenders, makes it a more challenging environment for us. The greater volume levels and aggressive lending practices of some new participants in the option ARM market have also increased regulatory and public scrutiny of the product. The federal banking agencies recently issued draft guidance relating to alternative mortgages, including the option ARM, which we support insofar as the proposed guidance reemphasizes the importance of strong risk management practices and disclosures to consumers. The content of the final guidance, as well as the agencies’ implementation of it, is uncertain.

We could be adversely affected by current and future laws, governmental regulations, and accounting and other rulings and guidelines affecting the financial services industry in general and Golden West’s operations in particular. We are heavily regulated at the federal and state levels. Failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations, even if inadvertent, could result in regulatory sanctions and damage to our reputation. In addition, new laws or regulations could be adopted, or existing laws and regulations could change or be applied in ways that adversely affect our business. As an example of regulations that are under review, the federal banking agencies are currently evaluating alternative risk-based capital regulations for regulated institutions. The impact of changes in these regulations is uncertain, but we continue to monitor developments to understand the public policy implications and impact on our business. Additional information can be found under “Regulation” below and in the MD&A under “Management of Risk – Management of Other Risks – Regulatory Risk.”

Our concentration in a single line of business could increase our risk. Our concentration in residential mortgages could make us more susceptible than our competitors with more diversified businesses to economic or regulatory developments that adversely affect residential lending. We believe this risk is mitigated by the size of the U.S. mortgage market, our relatively small percentage of that market, consumer demand for homeownership, and the ability of management to focus its attention and resources to a single line of business.

Our geographic concentration in California could increase our exposure to adverse conditions in the state. Our headquarters and a majority of our operations are in California, which is the largest economy and residential mortgage market in the United States. Our concentration in California could make us more susceptible to certain natural disasters or acts of war or terrorism and to regional economic downturns that affect California unemployment levels or house prices. Additional information about our activity in California can be found in the MD&A under “Management of Risk – Management of Credit Risk – Lending on Moderately Priced Properties.”

Because Golden West operates as a holding company, changes in the ability of our affiliates to pay dividends could adversely affect the Company’s security holders. WSB and WTX are subject to regulations governing their ability to make capital distributions to their parent. If Golden West were unable to receive capital distributions from its affiliates because of restrictions imposed by WSB’s and WTX’s regulator, it could materially restrict Golden West’s ability to pay dividends to stockholders, repurchase stock or service holding company debt.

We could be adversely affected by operational or management risks. We could suffer financial losses and other negative consequences, including reputational harm, due to inadequate or failed processes or systems, human factors, or external events. In addition, the loss of one or more members of our senior management could require internal organizational changes that, while already planned for by the Board of Directors and senior management, could result in a period of adjustment for the Company and its employees, investors, and other interested parties. Additional information about operational and management risk can be found in the MD&A under “Management of Risk – Management of Other Risks.”

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COMPETITION

Competition for deposits has historically come from other savings institutions, commercial banks, credit unions, the equities market, mutual funds, issuers of government and corporate debt securities, securities dealers, insurance companies, and other financial services providers. Our deposit flows and cost of funds are impacted by returns on competing investments and general market rates of interest. The principal methods we use to attract and retain deposits, in addition to the interest rates and terms offered, include the convenience of 283 savings branch locations, a commitment to outstanding customer service, and easy access to World Savings products and services by telephone or over the Internet at www.worldsavings.com.

Competition in making real estate loans comes principally from other savings institutions, mortgage banking companies, and commercial banks. Many of the nation’s largest savings institutions, mortgage banking companies, and commercial banks are headquartered or have a significant number of branch offices in the areas in which we compete. The primary factors in competing for real estate loans are interest rates, payment amounts, loan fee charges, underwriting and appraisal standards, and the quality of service to borrowers and their representatives. Our lending activities are also affected by the demand for mortgage financing and for consumer and other types of loans, which in turn are affected by the interest rates at which such financing may be obtained and other factors affecting the supply of housing and the availability of funds.

REGULATION

The following discussion describes the primary regulatory issues applicable to savings and loan holding companies and savings banks like Golden West, WSB, and WTX. The description of any statutory or regulatory provisions is qualified in its entirety by reference to those provisions. In addition, laws and regulations affecting financial institutions change over time. We cannot predict if any such changes will occur or, if they do, whether they will have a material impact on our business.

Office of Thrift Supervision. Golden West is a savings and loan holding company under the Home Owners’ Loan Act (HOLA). As such, it has registered with the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) and is subject to OTS regulation, examination, supervision, and reporting requirements, as well as periodic assessments. Among other things, the OTS has authority to determine that an activity of a savings and loan holding company constitutes a serious risk to the financial safety, soundness, or stability of its subsidiary savings institutions. The OTS may impose, among other things, restrictions on the payment of dividends by the subsidiary institutions and on transactions between the subsidiary institutions, the holding company, and subsidiaries or affiliates of either.

As federally chartered savings institutions, WSB and WTX also are regulated principally by the OTS. Under regulations of the OTS, savings institutions are required, among other things, to pay assessments to the OTS, maintain required regulatory capital, maintain a satisfactory level of liquid assets, and comply with various limitations on loans to one borrower, equity investments, investments in real estate, and investments in corporate debt securities that are not investment grade. In addition, savings institutions must comply with OTS regulations governing deposits and mortgage loans including regulations concerning the indexes and interest rate adjustments of our adjustable rate mortgage products.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Because their deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), WSB and WTX are also subject to FDIC regulation. The FDIC administers two separate deposit insurance funds, the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) and the Savings Association Insurance Fund (SAIF). Each fund insures deposit accounts up to the maximum amount permitted by law, currently $100,000 per insured depositor. WSB and WTX are members of the BIF, although approximately 10% of WSB’s deposits were insured through the SAIF at December 31, 2005.

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All FDIC-insured depository institutions are required to pay an annual assessment. The amount of FDIC assessments is based on an institution’s relative risk of default as measured by regulatory capital ratios and other factors. The BIF and SAIF assessment rate currently ranges from zero to 27 cents per $1,000 of domestic deposits. As of December 31, 2005, the premium paid by WSB and WTX to the FDIC was an annual rate of $.132 per $1,000 of deposits. The FDIC may increase or decrease the assessment rate schedule on a semi-annual basis. FDIC insurance may be terminated by the FDIC under certain circumstances involving violations of regulations or unsound practices. A significant increase in the assessment rate, or a termination of deposit insurance, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s earnings.

Federal Reserve Board. WSB and WTX are also subject to regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Federal Reserve Board). Federal Reserve Board regulations require financial institutions to maintain noninterest-earning reserves against their checking accounts. The balances that are maintained to meet these reserve requirements may be used to satisfy liquidity requirements. WSB and WTX are currently in compliance with all applicable Federal Reserve Board reserve requirements, and WSB and WTX also have authority to borrow from the Federal Reserve Bank. The Federal Reserve Board also administers various consumer banking laws to which WSB and WTX are subject.

Federal Home Loan Bank System. The Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) system provides credit to its members, which include savings institutions, commercial banks, insurance companies, credit unions, and other entities. Both WSB and WTX are members of the FHLB system. WSB is a member of and owns capital stock in the FHLB of San Francisco. WTX is a member of and owns capital stock in the FHLB of Dallas. The amount of capital stock that WSB and WTX must own depends generally on their outstanding advances (borrowings) from their respective FHLB. Advances are secured by pledges of loans, mortgage-backed securities, and the capital stock of the respective FHLB owned by the member. In the event a member bank, such as WSB or WTX, defaults on an advance, the Federal Home Loan Bank Act establishes priority of the FHLB’s claim over various other claims. Regulations provide that each FHLB has joint and several liability for the obligations of the eleven other FHLBs in the system. In the event a FHLB falls below its minimum capital requirements, the FHLB may seek to require its members to purchase additional capital stock of the FHLB. If problems within the FHLB system were to occur, it could adversely affect the pricing or availability of advances, the amount and timing of dividends on capital stock issued by the FHLBs to members, or the ability of members to have their FHLB capital stock redeemed on a timely basis.

Regulatory Capital. WSB and WTX are subject to risk-based capital and leverage requirements that require capital-to-asset ratios to meet certain minimum standards. See Note R to Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of the requirements and the capital ratios of WSB and WTX, as well as Tables 20 through 22. As of December 31, 2005, the date of the most recent report to the OTS, WSB and WTX were considered “well-capitalized,” the highest capital tier established by the OTS and the other federal bank regulatory agencies. There are no conditions or events that have occurred since that date that we believe would have an adverse impact on how WSB or WTX are categorized. The payments of capital distributions by WSB and WTX to their parent are governed by OTS regulation. See Item 5, “Market for Registrant’s Common Stock and Related Stockholder Matters,” for a discussion of limitations imposed by the OTS on dividends paid by savings institutions.

Depositor Preference. As a result of federal laws that apply to insured depository institutions, claims of general unsecured creditors of WSB and WTX would be subordinated to claims of a receiver or conservator for administrative expenses and claims of depositors of WSB and WTX (including the FDIC, as the subrogee of depositors) in the event of a receivership, conservatorship or other resolution of WSB and WTX. As of December 31, 2005, WSB had approximately $60.2 billion of deposits outstanding on a consolidated basis, and WTX had approximately $1.2 billion of deposits outstanding.

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Powers of the FDIC in Connection with the Insolvency of an Insured Depository Institution. If the FDIC is appointed as a receiver or conservator of an insured depository institution, such as WSB or WTX, the FDIC may disaffirm or repudiate contracts and leases to which the institution is a party, where the performance of such contracts or leases is determined to be burdensome and the disaffirmance or repudiation promotes the orderly administration of the institution’s affairs. The FDIC may contend that its power to repudiate contracts extends to obligations such as the debt of the depository institution, and at least one court has held that the FDIC can repudiate publicly traded debt obligations. The effect of a repudiation would likely be to accelerate the maturity of debt and would likely result in a claim by each holder of debt against the receivership or conservatorship. The claim may be for principal and interest accrued through the date of the appointment of the conservator or receiver. Alternatively, at least one court has held that the claim would be in the amount of the fair market value of the debt as of the date of the repudiation, which amount could be more or less than accrued principal and interest. The amount paid on the claims of the holders of the debt would depend, among other factors, upon the amount of conservatorship or receivership assets available for the payment of unsecured claims and the priority of the claims relative to the claims of other unsecured creditors and depositors, and may be less than the amount owed to the holders of the debt. See “Depositor Preference” above.

If the maturity of the debt were so accelerated, and the conservatorship or receivership paid a claim relating to the debt, the holders of the debt might not be able, depending upon economic conditions, to reinvest any amounts paid on the debt at a rate of interest comparable to that paid on the debt. In addition, although the holders of the debt may have the right to accelerate the debt in the event of the appointment of a conservator or receiver of WSB or WTX, the FDIC as conservator or receiver may enforce most types of contracts, including debt contracts, pursuant to their terms, notwithstanding any such acceleration provision. Holders of debt may be prohibited from taking action to enforce the obligations owing to them. The FDIC as conservator or receiver may also transfer to a new obligor any of the depository institution’s assets and liabilities, without the approval or consent of the institution’s creditors.

In its resolution of the problems of an insured depository institution in default or in danger of default, the FDIC is generally obligated to satisfy its obligations to insured depositors at the least possible cost to the deposit insurance fund. In addition, the FDIC may not take any action that would have the effect of increasing the losses to the relevant deposit insurance fund by protecting depositors for more than the insured portion of deposits (generally $100,000) or by protecting creditors other than depositors. Existing law authorizes the FDIC to settle all uninsured and unsecured claims in the event of an insolvency of an insured institution by making a final payment after the declaration of insolvency. Such a payment would constitute full payment and disposition of the FDIC’s obligations to claimants. Existing law provides that the rate of such final payment is to be a percentage reflecting the FDIC’s receivership recovery experience.

Other Laws and Regulations.

Restrictions on Transactions with Affiliates. As WSB’s parent company, Golden West is considered an “affiliate” of WSB and WTX for regulatory purposes. Savings banks are subject to rules relating to transactions with affiliates and loans to insiders generally applicable to commercial banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System set forth in Sections 23A, 23B, and 22(h) of the Federal Reserve Act. In addition, savings banks are subject to additional limitations set forth in current law and as adopted by the OTS. Current law generally prohibits a savings institution from lending or otherwise extending credit to an affiliate, other than the institution’s subsidiaries, unless the affiliate is engaged only in activities that the Federal Reserve Board has determined to be permissible for bank or financial services holding companies and that the OTS has not disapproved. OTS regulations provide guidance in determining what constitutes an affiliate of a savings institution and in calculating compliance with the quantitative limitations on transactions with affiliates.

Consumer Laws and Regulations. The Company’s activities are also subject to various laws and regulations, both at the federal and state level, concerning consumers. These include laws relating to the making, enforcement, and collection of consumer loans; deposit accounts; and the types of disclosures that need

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to be made to consumers for both loans and deposits. In addition, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and other applicable privacy laws restrict our ability to share non-public customer information with affiliates and third parties.

Additional Laws and Requirements Affecting Golden West. Golden West is subject to additional laws and requirements by virtue of its incorporation in Delaware, registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). These include laws and requirements relating to corporate governance, public disclosures and transactions in Golden West stock. In addition, the preparation of Golden West’s consolidated financial statements is governed by financial accounting and reporting standards, including those issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the SEC.

Nonbank Subsidiaries. Golden West’s nonbank subsidiaries, including Atlas Advisers, Inc. and Atlas Securities, Inc., are also subject to regulation by other applicable federal and state agencies. Atlas Securities, Inc., a registered broker dealer, is regulated primarily by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., and state securities regulators. Atlas Advisers, Inc., a registered investment advisor, is regulated primarily by the SEC. World Savings Insurance Agency, Inc., a nonbank subsidiary that offers homeowners’ insurance and other insurance products, is subject to regulation by applicable state agencies.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Golden West’s Board of Directors has determined that a majority of the members of the Board of Directors and all of the Audit Committee, Compensation and Stock Option Committee, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee members satisfy the independence standards under the New York Stock Exchange’s corporate governance rules. In addition, all of the Audit Committee members satisfy the independence standards set forth in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Golden West’s Board of Directors has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines and codes of conduct and ethics for directors, financial officers, and employees that are available, along with Board committee charters, on our website at www.gdw.com. Printed copies of these guidelines, codes, and charters are also available to any stockholder who submits a written request to the Corporate Secretary.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The executive officers of Golden West are as follows:

Name and Age	Position
Herbert M. Sandler, 74	Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Marion O. Sandler, 75	Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
James T. Judd, 67	Senior Executive Vice President
Russell W. Kettell, 62	President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer(a)
Michael Roster, 60	Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
Gary R. Bradley, 59	Executive Vice President(b)
Carl M. Andersen, 45	Group Senior Vice President and Tax Director(c)
William C. Nunan, 55	Group Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

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Each of the above persons holds the same position with WSB with the exceptions of James T. Judd who is President and Chief Operating Officer and Russell W. Kettell who is Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Judd and Mr. Kettell are also members of the Board of Directors of WSB. Each executive officer has had the principal occupations shown for the prior five years except as follows:

^(a) Russell W. Kettell was elected Chief Financial Officer in December 1999, served as Treasurer from 1995 to 2002 and beginning again in 2004, and has served as President of Golden West since February 1993. Prior thereto, Mr. Kettell served as Senior Executive Vice President since 1989, Executive Vice President since 1984, Senior Vice President since 1980, and Treasurer from 1976 until 1984.

^(b) Gary R. Bradley was elected Executive Vice President in April 2005. Mr. Bradley has served as Executive Vice President of WSB since 1998 and has served in various executive and operational capacities since 1977.

^(c) Carl M. Andersen was elected Tax Director in 2002, Group Senior Vice President in 1999, and Senior Vice President of Golden West in 1997. He served as Senior Vice President of WSB since 1996. Prior thereto, he served as Vice President of WSB since 1990.

Supplemental Tables

The tables that follow provide supplemental information about our operations. We include these tables to provide the reader with additional information that may not otherwise be included in the MD&A or in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements beginning on page F-1.

These supplemental tables are not a substitute for the MD&A or the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, and we encourage readers to refer to these tables after reading the MD&A and the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Doing so will also help identify some of the terminology and references used in these supplemental tables. We have tried, where appropriate, to include footnotes or other explanatory information with these supplemental tables and to cross-reference to related disclosures in the MD&A or the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

An index of all the tables used in this annual report, including these supplemental tables, can be found on page ii immediately following the Table of Contents.

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Supplemental Tables

Loans Receivable

Presented below is a summary of information about our loans receivable and mortgage-backed securities (MBS). More information about loans receivable and MBS is included in Notes A, D, E, and F to the Consolidated Financial Statements and in the MD&A.

TABLE 1

Loans Receivable and MBS with Recourse by Type of Security

2001 - 2005

(Dollars in Thousands)

	December 31
	2005		2004		2003		2002		2001
Loans collateralized by primarily first deeds of trust:
One-to four-family units	$	111,394,353	$	94,449,233	$	69,586,604	$	54,934,357	$	38,326,759
Over four-family units		4,794,359		4,748,335		3,554,715		3,257,389		2,766,888
Commercial real estate		10,205		15,220		18,598		20,465		29,117
Land		-0-		-0-		-0-		114		199
Loans on deposits		10,509		10,734		11,780		13,240		16,672
Other(a)		1,672,539		1,335,657		1,033,881		717,751		451,084
Total loans receivable		117,881,965		100,559,179		74,205,578		58,943,316		41,590,719
MBS with recourse collateralized by:
One-to four-family units		1,168,480		1,719,982		2,579,288		4,458,582		11,821,868
Over four-family units		-0-		-0-		1,070,760		1,412,487		1,747,751
Total MBS with recourse		1,168,480		1,719,982		3,650,048		5,871,069		13,569,619
Loans receivable and MBS with recourse	$	119,050,445	$	102,279,161	$	77,855,626	$	64,814,385	$	55,160,338

^(a) Includes loans in process, net deferred loan costs, allowance for loan losses, and other miscellaneous discounts and reserves.

At December 31, 2005, 99.8% of loans receivable and MBS with recourse had remaining terms to maturity in excess of 10 years.

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Loans Receivable (continued)

TABLE 2

Loans Receivable and MBS with Recourse by State

December 31, 2005

(Dollars in Thousands)

	Residential Real Estate				Commercial Real Estate		Total Loans			Loans as a % of Portfolio
State	Single-Family 1 – 4 Units		Multi-Family 5+ Units
Northern California	$	38,415,784	$	1,751,342	$	8,136	$	40,175,262		34.23	%
Southern California		30,566,045		1,502,523		901		32,069,469		27.32
Total California		68,981,829		3,253,865		9,037		72,244,731		61.55
Florida		8,133,373		83,976		120		8,217,469		7.00
New Jersey		5,392,039		-0-		256		5,392,295		4.59
Texas		3,256,839		155,631		39		3,412,509		2.91
Illinois		2,824,643		142,322		-0-		2,966,965		2.53
Virginia		2,610,051		2,972		-0-		2,613,023		2.23
Washington		1,803,743		726,347		-0-		2,530,090		2.16
Other states(a)		19,560,316		429,246		753		19,990,315		17.03
Totals	$	112,562,833	$	4,794,359	$	10,205		117,367,397		100.00	%
Loans on deposits								10,509
Other (b)								1,672,539
Total loans receivable and MBS with recourse								119,050,445
MBS with recourse								(1,168,480	)(c)
Total loans receivable							$	117,881,965

^(a) Each state included in Other states has a total loan balance that is less than 2% of total loans as of December 31, 2005.

^(b) Includes loans in process, net deferred loan costs, allowance for loan losses, and other miscellaneous discounts.

^(c) The above schedule includes the balances of loans that were securitized and retained as MBS with recourse.

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Loans Receivable (continued)

TABLE 3

Loans Receivable and MBS with Recourse by State

December 31, 2004

(Dollars in Thousands)

	Residential Real Estate				Commercial Real Estate		Total Loans			Loans as a % of Portfolio
State	Single-Family 1 – 4 Units		Multi-Family 5+ Units
Northern California	$	33,661,145	$	1,793,597	$	9,305	$	35,464,047		35.14	%
Southern California		26,337,702		1,480,989		982		27,819,673		27.56
Total California		59,998,847		3,274,586		10,287		63,283,720		62.70
Florida		5,935,369		68,100		218		6,003,687		5.95
New Jersey		4,413,954		-0-		282		4,414,236		4.37
Texas		3,213,171		146,496		147		3,359,814		3.33
Illinois		2,535,703		137,939		-0-		2,673,642		2.65
Virginia		2,081,746		3,818		-0-		2,085,564		2.07
Washington		1,618,875		725,753		-0-		2,344,628		2.32
Other states(a)		16,371,550		391,643		4,286		16,767,479		16.61
Totals	$	96,169,215	$	4,748,335	$	15,220		100,932,770		100.00	%
Loans on deposits								10,734
Other(b)								1,335,657
Total loans receivable and MBS with recourse								102,279,161
MBS with recourse								(1,719,982	)(c)
Total loans receivable							$	100,559,179

^(a) Each state included in Other states has a total loan balance that is less than 2% of total loans as of December 31, 2005.

^(b) Includes loans in process, net deferred loan costs, allowance for loan losses, and other miscellaneous discounts.

^(c) The above schedule includes the balances of loans that were securitized and retained as MBS with recourse.

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Loans Receivable (continued)

TABLE 4

Loans Due After One Year

by Loan Type

December 31, 2005

(Dollars in Thousands)

	Loans Receivable		MBS With Recourse Held to Maturity		Total
Adjustable Rate	$	115,255,753	$	1,103,019	$	116,358,772
Fixed Rate		940,613		63,290		1,003,903
	$	116,196,366	$	1,166,309	$	117,362,675

TABLE 5

New Mortgage Loan Originations by Type and by Purpose

2003 - 2005

(Dollars in Thousands)

	2005					2004					2003
By Type	No. of Loans	Amount		% of Total		No. of Loans	Amount		% of Total		No. of Loans	Amount		% of Total
Residential (one unit)	201,671	$	48,908,517	94.9	%	218,575	$	46,130,614	94.1	%	181,042	$	33,730,118	93.8	%
Residential (2 to 4 units)	6,523		1,758,539	3.4		7,482		1,794,050	3.7		5,752		1,308,127	3.6
Residential (5 or more units)	1,183		849,343	1.7		1,516		1,064,413	2.2		1,564		946,476	2.6
Totals	209,377	$	51,516,399	100.0	%	227,573	$	48,989,077	100.0	%	188,358	$	35,984,721	100.0	%
	2005					2004					2003
By Purpose	No. of Loans	Amount		% of Total		No. of Loans	Amount		% of Total		No. of Loans	Amount		% of Total
Purchase	44,674	$	11,676,045	22.7	%	59,893	$	13,845,483	28.3	%	50,540	$	10,693,372	29.7	%
Refinance	164,703		39,840,354	77.3		167,680		35,143,594	71.7		137,818		25,291,349	70.3
Totals	209,377	$	51,516,399	100.0	%	227,573	$	48,989,077	100.0	%	188,358	$	35,984,721	100.0	%

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Loans Receivable (continued)

For additional information on our nonperforming assets, see “Management of Credit Risk - Asset Quality” in the MD&A.

TABLE 6

Nonperforming Assets by State

December 31, 2005

(Dollars in Thousands)

	Nonaccrual Loans(a) (b)						Foreclosed Real Estate (FRE)				Total NPAs		NPAs as a % of Loans
	Residential Real Estate				Commercial Real Estate		Residential Real Estate
State	1 – 4		5+				1 - 4		5+
Northern California	$	94,664	$	693	$	-0-	$	222	$	-0-	$	95,579	.24	%
Southern California		51,345		-0-		91		-0-		-0-		51,436	.16
Total California		146,009		693		91		222		-0-		147,015	.20
Florida		24,609		-0-		-0-		-0-		-0-		24,609	.30
New Jersey		23,641		-0-		-0-		-0-		-0-		23,641	.44
Texas		41,444		1,986		-0-		5,500		-0-		48,930	1.43
Illinois		15,332		-0-		-0-		261		-0-		15,593	.53
Virginia		2,064		-0-		-0-		-0-		-0-		2,064	.08
Washington		11,553		-0-		-0-		-0-		-0-		11,553	.46
Other states(c)		104,227		2,022		-0-		2,699		-0-		108,948	.55
Totals	$	368,879	$	4,701	$	91	$	8,682	$	-0-	$	382,353	.33	%

^(a) Nonaccrual loans are 90 days or more past due and interest is not recognized on these loans.

^(b) The balances include loans that were securitized into MBS with recourse.

^(c) Each state included in Other states has a total loan balance that is less than 2% of total loans as of December 31, 2005.

TABLE 7

Nonperforming Assets by State

December 31, 2004

(Dollars in Thousands)

	Nonaccrual Loans(a) (b)						Foreclosed Real Estate (FRE)				Total NPAs		NPAs as a % of Loans
	Residential Real Estate				Commercial Real Estate		Residential Real Estate
State	1 – 4		5+				1 - 4		5+
Northern California	$	86,055	$	-0-	$	-0-	$	851	$	-0-	$	86,906	.25	%
Southern California		48,247		-0-		104		-0-		-0-		48,351	.17
Total California		134,302		-0-		104		851		-0-		135,257	.21
Florida		22,713		1,190		-0-		-0-		-0-		23,903	.40
New Jersey		19,356		-0-		-0-		96		-0-		19,452	.44
Texas		42,393		-0-		-0-		6,192		-0-		48,585	1.45
Illinois		13,928		-0-		-0-		72		-0-		14,000	.52
Virginia		2,182		-0-		-0-		-0-		-0-		2,182	.10
Washington		12,671		-0-		-0-		65		-0-		12,736	.54
Other states(c)		83,267		223		-0-		4,185		-0-		87,675	.52
Totals	$	330,812	$	1,413	$	104	$	11,461	$	-0-	$	343,790	.34	%

^(a) Nonaccrual loans are 90 days or more past due and interest is not recognized on these loans.

^(b) The balances include loans that were securitized into MBS with recourse.

^(c) Each state included in Other states has a total loan balance that is less than 2% of total loans as of December 31, 2005.

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Loans Receivable (continued)

TABLE 8

Risk Profile of Loans and MBS with Recourse

December 31, 2005

(Dollars in Thousands)

	Residential Real Estate				Commercial Real Estate		Total
	Single-Family 1 – 4 Units		Multi-Family 5+ Units
Nonaccrual loans	$	368,879	$	4,701	$	91	$	373,671
Loans 30 to 89 days past due		1,038,866		5,126		-0-		1,043,992
Loans performing under bankruptcy protection		273,160		239		-0-		273,399
Troubled debt restructured		124		-0-		-0-		124
Other impaired loans		48		-0-		359		407
Performing loans and MBS with recourse not otherwise classified		110,881,756		4,784,293		9,755		115,675,804
Total gross loans	$	112,562,833	$	4,794,359	$	10,205		117,367,397
Loans on deposits								10,509
Other(a)								1,672,539
Total loan portfolio and MBS with recourse							$	119,050,445

^(a) Includes loans in process, net deferred loan costs, allowance for loan losses, other miscellaneous discounts.

TABLE 9

Risk Profile of Loans and MBS with Recourse

December 31, 2004

(Dollars in Thousands)

	Residential Real Estate				Commercial Real Estate		Total
	Single-Family 1 – 4 Units		Multi-Family 5+ Units
Nonaccrual loans	$	330,812	$	1,413	$	104	$	332,329
Loans 30 to 89 days past due		820,957		1,341		108		822,406
Loans performing under bankruptcy protection		220,998		1,468		-0-		222,466
Troubled debt restructured		127		3,683		-0-		3,810
Other impaired loans		423		2,990		3,235		6,648
Performing loans and MBS with recourse not otherwise classified		94,795,898		4,737,440		11,773		99,545,111
Total gross loans	$	96,169,215	$	4,748,335	$	15,220		100,932,770
Loans on deposits								10,734
Other(a)								1,335,657
Total loan portfolio and MBS with recourse							$	102,279,161

^(a) Includes loans in process, net deferred loan costs, allowance for loan losses, and other miscellaneous discounts.

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Loans Receivable (continued)

For additional information about our allowance for loan losses, see Notes A and F to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

TABLE 10

Changes in Allowance for Loan Losses

2001 - 2005

(Dollars in Thousands)

	2005			2004			2003			2002			2001
Beginning allowance for loan losses	$	290,110		$	289,937		$	281,097		$	261,013		$	236,708
Provision for loan losses charged to expense		8,290			3,401			11,864			21,170			22,265
Loans charged off		(4,363	)		(4,613	)		(3,633	)		(1,943	)		(2,425	)
Recoveries		1,822			1,385			609			857			351
Net transfer of allowance from recourse liability		-0-			-0-			-0-			-0-			4,114
Ending allowance for loan losses	$	295,859		$	290,110		$	289,937		$	281,097		$	261,013
Ratio of net chargeoffs to average loans outstanding and MBS with recourse		.00	%		.00	%		.00	%		.00	%		.00	%
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to NPAs		77.4	%		84.4	%		68.4	%		66.2	%		66.3	%

TABLE 11

Composition of Allowance for Loan Losses at Yearend

2001 - 2005

(Dollars in Thousands)

	2005			2004			2003			2002			2001
Real Estate
1 to 4 units
General	$	283,152		$	274,660		$	273,894		$	263,004		$	240,135
Specific		-0-			339			-0-			-0-			-0-
		283,152			274,999			273,894			263,004			240,135
5+ units and commercial
General		12,062			14,095			15,005			16,521			18,166
Specific		645			1,016			1,038			1,572			2,712
		12,707			15,111			16,043			18,093			20,878
Total	$	295,859		$	290,110		$	289,937		$	281,097		$	261,013
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to total loans held for investment & MBS with recourse		.25	%		.28	%		.37	%		.43	%		.47	%

Included in the general allowance for loan losses is an unallocated component to address the imprecision and range of probable outcomes inherent in the estimates of credit losses. At December 31, 2005, the unallocated component amounted to $60 million.

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Deposit Activities

Presented below is a summary of information about our deposit activities. More information about deposits is included in Note J to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

TABLE 12

Deposits

by Original Term to Maturity

2001 - 2005

(Dollars in Thousands)

	December 31
	2005		2004		2003		2002		2001
Interest-bearing checking accounts	$	4,916,067	$	5,425,183	$	5,555,185	$	4,572,970	$	4,768,886
Savings accounts(a)		14,141,337		33,990,906		30,193,017		22,516,262		9,029,712
Time certificates of deposit with original maturities of:
4 weeks to 1 year		28,956,796		4,315,419		3,766,962		4,714,712		10,852,181
1 to 2 years		8,082,385		4,217,192		2,331,194		4,197,261		6,415,700
2 to 3 years		1,086,506		1,344,881		1,491,893		1,857,234		1,619,868
3 to 4 years		728,817		1,230,919		1,317,212		1,286,011		737,981
4 years and over		2,227,145		2,405,210		2,015,469		1,794,051		799,025
Retail jumbo CDs(b)		19,266		35,565		55,953		100,173		249,088
All other		-0-		36		80		123		144
Total deposits	$	60,158,319	$	52,965,311	$	46,726,965	$	41,038,797	$	34,472,585

^(a) Includes money market deposit accounts and passbook accounts.

^(b) Retail jumbo CDs are certificates of deposit with a minimum balance of $100,000.

TABLE 13

Deposits by Interest Rate

2004 - 2005

(Dollars in Thousands)

	December 31
	2005		2004
0.00 % — 2.00 %	$	9,124,142	$	22,891,278
2.01 % — 4.00 %		35,173,204		27,968,050
4.01 % — 6.00 %		15,851,030		1,806,104
6.01 % — 8.00 %		9,943		299,879
	$	60,158,319	$	52,965,311

At December 31, the weighted average cost of deposits was 3.24% (2005) and 2.08% (2004).

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Deposit Activities (continued)

TABLE 14

Deposit Maturities

by Interest Rate

December 31, 2005

(Dollars in Thousands)

	2006(a)		2007		2008		2009		2010 and thereafter		Total
0.00 % — 2.00 %	$	9,122,378	$	1,764	$	0-	$	-0-	$	-0-	$	9,124,142
2.01 % — 4.00 %		33,535,447		795,066		480,706		305,904		56,081		35,173,204
4.01 % — 6.00 %		14,537,907		1,070,171		14,471		129,447		99,034		15,851,030
6.01 % — 8.00 %		1,265		8,678		-0-		-0-		-0-		9,943
	$	57,196,997	$	1,875,679	$	495,177	$	435,351	$	155,115	$	60,158,319

^(a) Includes passbook, checking, and money market deposit accounts, which have no stated maturity.

TABLE 15

Maturities of Time Certificates of Deposit Equal to or Greater than $100 Thousand

December 31, 2005

(Dollars in Thousands)

3 months or less	$	7,006,970
Over 3 months through 6 months		4,741,344
Over 6 months through 12 months		3,520,388
Over 12 months		825,252
	$	16,093,954

As of December 31, 2005, the aggregate amount outstanding of time certificates of deposit in amounts of $100 thousand or more was $16.1 billion and the aggregate amount outstanding of transaction accounts in amounts of $100 thousand or more was $8.0 billion. Of the $24.1 billion of total accounts with balances of $100 thousand or more, $6.7 billion were uninsured deposits at December 31, 2005.

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Supplemental Tables

Borrowings

Presented below is a summary of information about our borrowings. More information about the borrowings of the Company is included in Notes K, L, M, and N to the Consolidated Financial Statements and in “Borrowings” in the MD&A.

TABLE 16

Composition of All Borrowings

2001 - 2005

(Dollars in Thousands)

	December 31
	2005			2004			2003			2002			2001
FHLB advances	$	38,961,165		$	33,781,895		$	22,000,234		$	18,635,099		$	18,037,509
Reverse repurchase agreements		5,000,000			3,900,000			3,021,385			522,299			223,523
Bank notes		2,393,951			2,709,895			3,015,854			1,209,925			-0-
Senior debt(a)		8,194,266			5,291,840			991,257			989,690			198,215
Subordinated debt		-0-			-0-			-0-			199,867			599,511
Total borrowings	$	54,549,382		$	45,683,630		$	29,028,730		$	21,556,880		$	19,058,758
Weighted average interest rate of total borrowings(b)		4.37	%		2.38	%		1.37	%		1.85	%		2.72	%

^(a) As of December 31, 2005, the Company had entered into three interest rate swaps to effectively convert certain fixed-rate debt to variable-rate debt.

^(b) The effect of the interest rate swaps is reflected in the weighted average interest rate.

TABLE 17

Composition of Short-Term Borrowings^(a)

2003 - 2005

(Dollars in Thousands)

	December 31
	2005			2004			2003
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
Weighted average interest rate, end of year		4.30	%		2.15	%		1.12	%
Weighted average interest rate, during the year		3.43	%		1.51	%		1.12	%
Balance at end of year	$	3,050,000		$	1,850,000		$	1,871,385
Average balance for the year		2,377,972			1,520,677			616,922
Maximum amount outstanding at any monthend		3,050,000			2,100,000			1,871,385
Bank Notes
Weighted average interest rate, end of year		4.33	%		2.29	%		1.12	%
Weighted average interest rate, during the year		3.26	%		1.37	%		1.17	%
Balance at end of year	$	2,393,951		$	2,709,895		$	3,015,854
Average balance for the year		2,489,083			2,298,716			1,568,911
Maximum amount outstanding at any monthend		2,949,653			3,508,896			3,015,854

^(a) Short-term borrowings are borrowings with original maturities of one year or less.

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Supplemental Tables

Asset / Liability Management

Presented below is a summary of information with respect to yields earned and rates paid on our earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. For additional information, see “Management of Interest Rate Risk - Asset/Liability Management” in the MD&A.

TABLE 18

Average Daily Balances, Annualized Average Yield, and End of Period Yield

For Earning Assets and Interest-Bearing Liabilities

At and for the Years Ended December 31

(Dollars in Thousands)

	2005						2004						2003
	Average Daily Balances(a)		Average Yield		End of Period Yield		Average Daily Balances(a)		Average Yield		End of Period Yield		Average Daily Balances(a)		Average Yield		End of Period Yield
Assets
Loans receivable and MBS(b)	$	111,101,985	5.46	%	6.05	%	$	89,149,520	4.61	%	4.75	%	$	69,852,274	4.92	%	4.61	%
Investments		1,703,970	3.89		4.11	(c)		1,475,869	1.77		2.08	(c)		3,632,896	1.31		.93	(c)
Invest. in capital stock of FHLBs		1,709,786	4.17		n/a	(d)		1,335,559	3.33		n/a	(d)		1,125,097	3.63		n/a	(d)
Earning assets	$	114,515,741	5.41	%	6.03	%	$	91,960,948	4.54	%	4.73	%	$	74,610,267	4.73	%	4.54	%
Liabilities
Deposits:
Checking accounts	$	4,868,331	1.46	%	1.69	%	$	5,669,317	1.38	%	1.35	%	$	5,070,536	1.56	%	1.38	%
Savings accounts(e)		19,507,640	1.93		2.20			31,932,705	1.80		1.94			27,251,850	1.96		1.72
Term accounts		33,030,346	3.34		3.78			11,723,928	2.48		2.74			12,205,343	2.67		2.45
Total deposits		57,406,317	2.70		3.24			49,325,950	1.91		2.08			44,527,729	2.11		1.85
Advances from FHLBs		36,531,354	3.34		4.33			28,372,344	1.58		2.30			19,621,477	1.38		1.28
Reverse repurchases		4,602,694	3.38		4.30			3,279,313	1.51		2.23			803,481	1.13		1.13
Other borrowings(f)		9,197,410	3.66		4.55			5,355,996	2.20		2.78			4,921,266	2.09		2.06
Interest-bearing liabilities	$	107,737,775	3.03	%	3.78	%	$	86,333,603	1.81	%	2.22	%	$	69,873,953	1.89	%	1.67	%
Average net yield			2.38	%					2.73	%					2.84	%
Primary spread					2.25	%					2.51	%					2.87	%
Net interest income	$	2,935,071					$	2,618,605					$	2,208,384
Net yield on average earning assets(g)			2.56	%					2.85	%					2.96	%

^(a) Includes balances of assets and liabilities that were acquired and matured within the same month.

^(b) Includes nonaccrual loans (90 days or more past due).

^(c) Freddie Mac stock pays dividends; no end of period interest yield applies.

^(d) FHLB stock pays dividends; no end of period interest yield applies.

^(e) Includes money market deposit accounts and passbook accounts.

^(f) As of December 31, 2005, the Company had entered into three interest rate swaps to effectively convert certain fixed-rate debt to variable-rate debt. The effect of the interest rate swaps is reflected in the average yield and end of period yield.

^(g) Net interest income divided by daily average of earning assets.

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Supplemental Tables

Asset / Liability Management (continued)

The table below presents the changes for 2005 and 2004 from the respective preceding year of the interest income and expense associated with each category of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities as allocated to changes in volume and changes in rates.

TABLE 19

Volume and Rate Analysis of Interest Income and Interest Expense

For the Years Ended December 31

(Dollars in Thousands)

							Increase/(Decrease) in Income/Expense Due to Changes in Volume and Rate(a)
	2005		2004		2003		2005 versus 2004									2004 versus 2003
	Income/ Expense(b)		Income/ Expense(b)		Income/ Expense(b)		Volume			Rate			Total			Volume			Rate			Total
Interest Income
Loans receivable and MBS	$	6,062,312	$	4,108,339	$	3,439,799	$	1,118,240		$	835,733		$	1,953,973		$	870,816		$	(202,276	)	$	668,540
Investments		66,218		26,060		47,691		4,579			35,579			40,158			(51,629	)		29,998			(21,631	)
Invest. in capital stock of FHLBs		71,366		44,457		40,854		14,116			12,793			26,909			6,495			(2,892	)		3,603
Total interest income		6,199,896		4,178,856		3,528,344		1,136,935			884,105			2,021,040			825,682			(175,170	)		650,512
Interest Expense
Deposits:
Checking accounts		71,150		78,417		78,900		(12,125	)		4,858			(7,267	)		(8,108	)		7,625			(483	)
Savings accounts(c)		377,062		575,039		533,402		(243,972	)		45,995			(197,977	)		77,900			(36,263	)		41,637
Term accounts		1,102,305		291,037		325,821		682,038			129,230			811,268			(12,526	)		(22,258	)		(34,784	)
Total deposits		1,550,517		944,493		938,123		425,941			180,083			606,024			57,266			(50,896	)		6,370
Advances from FHLBs		1,221,795		448,535		269,793		158,478			614,782			773,260			133,812			44,930			178,742
Reverse repurchases		155,511		49,589		9,048		26,098			79,824			105,922			36,482			4,059			40,541
Other borrowings		337,002		117,634		102,996		113,556			105,812			219,368			9,387			5,251			14,638
Total interest expense		3,264,825		1,560,251		1,319,960		724,073			980,501			1,704,574			236,947			3,344			240,291
Net interest income	$	2,935,071	$	2,618,605	$	2,208,384	$	412,862		$	(96,396	)	$	316,466		$	588,735		$	(178,514	)	$	410,221
Net interest income increase (decrease) as a percentage of average earning assets(d)								.36	%		(.08	%)		.28	%		.64	%		(.19	%)		.45	%

^(a) The change in volume is calculated by multiplying the difference between the average balance of the current year and the prior year by the prior year’s average yield. The change in rate is calculated by multiplying the difference between the average yield of the current year and the prior year by the prior year’s average balance. The mixed changes in rate/volume are calculated by multiplying the difference between the average balance of the current year and the prior year by the difference between the average yield of the current year and the prior year. This amount is then allocated proportionately to the volume and rate changes calculated previously.

^(b) The effects of interest rate swap activity have been included in income and expense of the related assets and liabilities.

^(c) Includes money market deposit accounts and passbook accounts.

^(d) Includes nonaccrual loans (90 days or more past due).

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Supplemental Tables

Regulatory Capital

Presented below is a summary of information about the regulatory capital ratios for WSB and its subsidiary, WTX. Additional information is included in Note R to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

TABLE 20

Regulatory Capital Ratios, Minimum Capital Requirements,

and Well-Capitalized Capital Requirements

As of December 31, 2005

(Dollars in Thousands)

	ACTUAL				MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS				WELL-CAPITALIZED CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
	Capital		Ratio		Capital		Ratio		Capital		Ratio
WSB and Subsidiaries
Tangible	$	8,384,582	6.76	%	$	1,860,332	1.50	%		—	—
Tier 1 (core or leverage)		8,384,582	6.76			4,960,885	4.00		$	6,201,106	5.00	%
Tier 1 risk-based		8,384,582	12.58			—	—			3,997,503	6.00
Total risk-based		8,671,909	13.02			5,330,004	8.00			6,662,505	10.00
WTX
Tangible	$	744,749	5.61	%	$	199,060	1.50	%		—	—
Tier 1 (core or leverage)		744,749	5.61			530,827	4.00		$	663,534	5.00	%
Tier 1 risk-based		744,749	24.68			—	—			181,080	6.00
Total risk-based		747,543	24.77			241,440	8.00			301,799	10.00

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Supplemental Tables

Regulatory Capital (continued)

TABLE 21

World Savings Bank, FSB and Subsidiaries

Reconciliation of Equity Capital to Regulatory Capital

As of December 31, 2005

(Dollars in Thousands)

				Regulatory Capital Ratios
	Equity Capital			Tangible Capital			Tangible Equity			Core/ Leverage Capital			Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital			Total Risk-Based Capital
Common stock	$	300
Paid-in surplus		2,145,764
Retained earnings		6,238,518
Unrealized gain on securities after tax		222,594
Equity capital	$	8,607,176		$	8,607,176		$	8,607,176		$	8,607,176		$	8,607,176		$	8,607,176
Direct Investments																	(7,887	)
Unrealized gain on securities after tax					(222,594	)		(222,594	)		(222,594	)		(222,594	)		(222,594	)
General allowance for loan losses																	295,214
Regulatory capital				$	8,384,582		$	8,384,582		$	8,384,582		$	8,384,582		$	8,671,909
Total assets	$	124,370,304
Adjusted total assets				$	124,022,123		$	124,022,123		$	124,022,123
Risk-weighted assets													$	66,625,050		$	66,625,050
CAPITAL RATIO - ACTUAL		6.92	%		6.76	%		6.76	%		6.76	%		12.58	%		13.02	%
Regulatory Capital Ratio Requirements:
Well-capitalized, equal to or greater than											5.00	%		6.00	%		10.00	%

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Supplemental Tables

Regulatory Capital (continued)

TABLE 22

World Savings Bank, FSB (Texas)

Reconciliation of Equity Capital to Regulatory Capital

As of December 31, 2005

(Dollars in Thousands)

				Regulatory Capital Ratios
	Equity Capital			Tangible Capital			Tangible Equity			Core/ Leverage Capital			Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital			Total Risk-Based Capital
Common stock	$	150
Paid-in surplus		606,804
Retained earnings		137,795
Equity capital	$	744,749		$	744,749		$	744,749		$	744,749		$	744,749		$	744,749
General allowance for loan losses																	2,794
Regulatory capital				$	744,749		$	744,749		$	744,749		$	744,749		$	747,543
Total assets	$	13,270,487
Adjusted total assets				$	13,270,683		$	13,270,683		$	13,270,683
Risk-weighted assets													$	3,017,994		$	3,017,994
CAPITAL RATIO - ACTUAL		5.61	%		5.61	%		5.61	%		5.61	%		24.68	%		24.77	%
Regulatory Capital Ratio Requirements:
Well-capitalized, equal to or greater than											5.00	%		6.00	%		10.00	%

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

See “Risk Factors” on pages 3 and 4 in Item 1.

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

Our executive offices are located at 1901 Harrison Street, Oakland, California, in leased facilities. We own real estate properties for the operation of our business that are located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Nevada, New Jersey, and Texas, including a 737,000 square-foot office complex on a 111-acre site in San Antonio, Texas. This complex houses loan service, savings operations, and information systems departments, and various other back-office functions. We also own 245 of our branches, some of which are located on leased land. For further information regarding the Company’s investment in premises and equipment and expiration dates of long-term leases, see Note I to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

We continuously evaluate the suitability and adequacy of our offices and have a program of relocating or remodeling them as necessary to maintain efficient and attractive facilities.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Company and its subsidiaries are parties to actions arising in the ordinary course of business, none of which, in the opinion of management, are material to our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

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

No matters were submitted during the quarter ended December 31, 2005 to a vote of our security holders.

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PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Stock Dividend

On October 20, 2004, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a two-for-one stock split of its outstanding common stock in the form of a 100% stock dividend. The stock split became effective on December 10, 2004. All references in the consolidated financial statements to the number of shares of common stock, prices per share, earnings and dividends per share, and other per share amounts reflect the stock split.

Market Prices of Stock

Golden West’s stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Pacific Exchange and options on Golden West are traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange as well as the Pacific Exchange under the ticker symbol GDW. The quarterly price ranges, based on the daily closing price, for the Company’s common stock during 2005 and 2004 were as follows:

TABLE 23

Common Stock Price Range

	2005	2004
First Quarter	$ 58.51 - $ 66.94	$ 49.33 - $ 58.40
Second Quarter	$ 59.03 - $ 66.74	$ 49.89 - $ 56.25
Third Quarter	$ 58.53 - $ 68.92	$ 50.58 - $ 57.53
Fourth Quarter	$ 55.64 - $ 68.07	$ 54.38 - $ 61.90

Per Share Cash Dividends Data

The principal sources of funds for the payment by Golden West of cash dividends are cash dividends paid to it by subsidiaries. Golden West’s cash dividends paid per share for 2005 and 2004 were as follows:

TABLE 24

Cash Dividends Per Share

	2005		2004
First Quarter	$	.0600	$	.0500
Second Quarter		.0600		.0500
Third Quarter		.0600		.0500
Fourth Quarter		.0800		.0600

Because WSB is a subsidiary of a savings and loan holding company, WSB must file a notice with the OTS prior to making capital distributions and, in some cases, may need to file applications. The OTS may disapprove a notice or deny an application, in whole or in part, if the OTS finds that: (a) the insured subsidiary would be undercapitalized or worse following the proposed capital distribution; (b) the proposed capital distribution raises safety and soundness concerns; or (c) the proposed capital distribution violates a prohibition contained in any statute, regulation, or agreement with the OTS or a condition imposed upon the insured subsidiary in an OTS approved application or notice. In general, WSB may, with prior notice to the OTS, make capital distributions during a calendar year in an amount equal to that year’s net income plus retained net income for the preceding two years, as long as immediately after the distributions it remains at least adequately

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capitalized. Capital distributions in excess of such amount, or which would cause WSB no longer to be adequately capitalized, require specific OTS approval.

At December 31, 2005, $6.2 billion of the WSB’s retained earnings were available for the payment of cash dividends without the imposition of additional federal income taxes.

Stockholders

At the close of business on February 28, 2006, 308,502,961 shares of Golden West’s Common Stock were outstanding and were held by 996 stockholders of record. At the close of business on February 28, 2006, the Company’s common stock price was $71.03. The transfer agent and registrar for the Golden West common stock is Mellon Investor Services, L.L.C., San Francisco, California 94101.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

The Company’s 1996 Stock Option Plan authorized the granting of options to employees for the purchase of up to 42 million shares of the Company’s common stock. As of February 1, 2006, no further options can be issued under this plan. The Company’s 2005 Stock Incentive Plan authorizes the granting of stock options and other equity-based awards to employees for up to a ten-year period expiring April 27, 2015. The aggregate number of shares authorized for issuance under the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan is 25 million shares of the Company’s common stock. The plan permits the issuance of non-qualified stock options and incentive stock options as well as restricted stock, stock units, and stock appreciation rights.

The following table sets forth information about the Company’s stock option and incentive plans at December 31, 2005:

TABLE 25

Golden West Financial Corporation

Stock Option and Incentive Plans

As of December 31, 2005

	Number of Shares to be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options	Weighted Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options		Number of Shares Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Stock Option Plan
Equity Compensation Plan Approved by Stockholders:
1996 Stock Option Plan	10,262,688	$	33.24	1,332,000	(a)
2005 Stock Incentive Plan	-0-		n/a	25,000,000

^(a) The 1996 Stock Option Plan expired on February 1, 2006, after which no further options may be granted under this Plan.

The Company does not have any equity compensation plans that have not been approved by the stockholders.

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Stock Repurchase Activity

The following table shows repurchases of Golden West common stock for each quarter end and for each calendar month in the quarter ended December 31, 2005.

TABLE 26

Common Stock Repurchase Activity

For the Year Ended December 31, 2005

	Total Number of Shares Repurchased	Weighted- Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Repurchased as Part of Authorization(a)	Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Repurchased Under the Authorization
First quarter	-0-		—	-0-	18,656,358
Second quarter	-0-		—	-0-	18,656,358
Third quarter	425,000	$	59.19	425,000	18,231,358
October	560,000	$	58.44	560,000	17,671,358
November	-0-		—	-0-	17,671,358
December	-0-		—	-0-	17,671,358
Fourth quarter	560,000	$	58.44	560,000	17,671,358
Total	985,000	$	58.76	985,000	17,671,358

^(a) In September 2001, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 31,733,708 shares. Unless modified or revoked by the Board of Directors, the 2001 authorization does not expire.

WSB earnings are expected to continue to be the major source of funding for the stock purchase program. The purchase of Golden West stock is not intended to have a material impact on the normal liquidity of the Company.

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following tables set forth selected consolidated financial and other data for Golden West for the years indicated. This information is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed financial information set forth in the financial statements and notes thereto appearing in documents incorporated herein by reference.

TABLE 27

Five Year Consolidated Summary of Operations

(Dollars in thousands except per share figures)

	Year Ended December 31
	2005		2004		2003		2002		2001
Interest income	$	6,199,896	$	4,178,856	$	3,528,344	$	3,497,034	$	4,209,612
Interest expense		3,264,825		1,560,251		1,319,960		1,566,740		2,578,280
Net interest income		2,935,071		2,618,605		2,208,384		1,930,294		1,631,332
Provision for loan losses		8,290		3,401		11,864		21,170		22,265
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		2,926,781		2,615,204		2,196,520		1,909,124		1,609,067
Noninterest income		462,136		293,923		313,330		247,000		236,739
General and administrative expense		962,415		840,126		720,515		601,494		513,802
Earnings before taxes on income		2,426,502		2,069,001		1,789,335		1,554,630		1,332,004
Taxes on income		940,338		789,280		683,236		596,351		513,181
Net earnings before cumulative effect of accounting change(a)	$	1,486,164	$	1,279,721	$	1,106,099	$	958,279	$	818,823
Basic earnings per share(a)	$	4.83	$	4.19	$	3.63	$	3.10	$	2.59
Diluted earnings per share(a)	$	4.77	$	4.13	$	3.57	$	3.06	$	2.55

^(a) Excludes the cumulative effect of accounting change resulting in an after tax charge of $6 million, or $.02 per basic and diluted earning per share, one-time charge due to the adoption of SFAS 133 on January 1, 2001.

TABLE 28

Five Year Summary of Financial Condition

(Dollars in thousands)

	At December 31
	2005		2004		2003		2002		2001
Total assets	$	124,615,163	$	106,888,541	$	82,549,890	$	68,405,828	$	58,586,271
Loans receivable and MBS(a)		119,365,929		102,669,231		78,311,016		65,010,774		55,668,891
Adjustable rate mortgages including MBS(b)		116,369,564		99,730,701		75,238,723		61,770,142		51,794,400
Fixed-rate mortgages for investment including MBS(b)		1,241,426		1,550,548		1,913,495		2,141,469		2,997,866
Fixed-rate mortgages held for sale including MBS(b)		82,400		52,325		124,917		381,232		428,748
Deposits		60,158,319		52,965,311		46,726,965		41,038,797		34,472,585
Total borrowings		54,549,382		45,683,630		29,028,730		21,556,880		19,058,758
Stockholders’ equity		8,670,965		7,274,876		5,947,268		5,025,250		4,284,190

^(a) Includes loans in process, net deferred loan costs, allowance for loan losses, and discounts.

^(b) Excludes loans in process, net deferred loan costs, allowance for loan losses, and discounts.

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TABLE 29

Five Year Selected Other Data

(Dollars in thousands except per share figures)

	At or for the Year Ended December 31
	2005			2004			2003			2002			2001
Real estate loans originated	$	51,516,399		$	48,989,077		$	35,984,721		$	26,682,890		$	20,763,237
New adjustable rate mortgages as a percentage of real estate loans originated		99.2	%		98.9	%		93.5	%		91.6	%		84.0	%
Adjustable rate mortgages as a % of total loans receivable and MBS		99	%		98	%		97	%		96	%		94	%
Refinances as a percentage of real estate loans originated		77.3	%		71.7	%		70.3	%		61.8	%		58.6	%
Yield on loan portfolio and MBS		6.05	%		4.75	%		4.61	%		5.28	%		6.38	%
Loans serviced for others with recourse	$	1,726,037		$	2,270,490		$	3,092,641		$	2,897,859		$	2,797,634
Loans serviced for others without recourse		2,432,713			2,266,534			2,672,345			2,510,635			2,035,250
Deposits increase	$	7,193,008		$	6,238,346		$	5,688,168		$	6,566,212		$	4,424,666
Cost of deposits		3.24	%		2.08	%		1.85	%		2.56	%		3.39	%
Net earnings/average net worth (ROE)		18.72	%		19.45	%		20.33	%		20.62	%		20.23	% (a)
Net earnings/average assets (ROA)		1.27	%		1.37	%		1.50	%		1.53	%		1.42	% (a)
Net interest margin		2.54	%		2.83	%		3.05	%		3.17	%		2.93	%
General and administrative expense (G&A) to:
Net interest income plus other income		28.33	%		28.85	%		28.57	%		27.63	%		27.50	%
Average assets		.82	%		.90	%		.98	%		.96	%		.90	%
Yield on interest-earning assets		6.03	%		4.73	%		4.54	%		5.25	%		6.36	%
Cost of funds		3.78	%		2.22	%		1.67	%		2.32	%		3.15	%
Primary spread		2.25	%		2.51	%		2.87	%		2.93	%		3.21	%
Nonperforming assets and troubled debt restructured/total assets(b)		.31	%		.33	%		.51	%		.62	%		.67	%
Net chargeoffs/average loans		.00	%		.00	%		.00	%		.00	%		.00	%
Stockholders’ equity/total assets		6.96	%		6.81	%		7.20	%		7.35	%		7.31	%
World Savings Bank, FSB (WSB) regulatory capital ratios:(c)
Tier 1 (core or leverage)		6.76	%		6.71	%		7.45	%		7.61	%		7.71	%
Total risk-based		13.02	%		12.92	%		14.16	%		14.26	%		14.24	%
World Savings Bank, FSB (Texas) (WTX) regulatory capital ratios:(c)
Tier 1 (core or leverage)		5.61	%		5.22	%		5.16	%		5.23	%		5.23	%
Total risk-based		24.77	%		23.67	%		22.88	%		24.07	%		25.05	%
Cash dividends per share	$	.26		$	.21		$	.178		$	.151		$	.13
Dividend payout ratio		5.38	%		5.01	%		4.90	%		4.88	%		5.02	% (a)
Book value per share		28.15			23.73			19.55			16.37			13.77
Average common shares outstanding		307,388,071			305,470,587			305,047,184			309,122,480			316,524,948

^(a) The ratios for the year ended December 31, 2001 include a pre-tax charge of $10 million or $.02 per basic and diluted earnings per share, after tax, associated with the adoption of SFAS 133 on January 1, 2001. Excluding this cumulative effect of an accounting change, ROE was 20.38%, ROA was 1.43%, and the dividend payout ratio was 5.06%.

^(b) NPAs include nonaccrual loans (loans that are 90 days or more past due) and foreclosed real estate.

^(c) For regulatory purposes, the requirements to be considered “well capitalized” are 5.0% and 10.0% for tier 1 (core or leverage) and total risk-based, respectively.

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

OVERVIEW

Headquartered in Oakland, California, Golden West Financial Corporation is one of the nation’s largest financial institutions with assets of $124.6 billion as of December 31, 2005. Our principal operating subsidiary is World Savings Bank, FSB (WSB). WSB has a subsidiary, World Savings Bank, FSB (Texas) (WTX). As of December 31, 2005, we operated 283 savings branches in ten states and had lending operations in 39 states under the World name.

Our Business Model

We are a residential mortgage portfolio lender. In order to increase net earnings under this business model, we focus principally on:

• growing net interest income, which is the difference between the interest and dividends earned on loans and other investments and the interest paid on customer deposits and borrowings;

• maintaining a healthy primary spread, which is the difference between the yield on interest-earning assets and the cost of deposits and borrowings;

• expanding the adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) portfolio, which is our primary earning asset;

• managing interest rate risk, principally by originating and retaining monthly adjusting ARMs in portfolio, and matching these ARMs with liabilities that respond in a similar manner to changes in interest rates;

• managing credit risk, principally by originating high-quality loans to minimize nonperforming assets and troubled debt restructured;

• maintaining a strong capital position to support growth and provide operating flexibility;

• controlling expenses; and

• managing operations risk through strong internal controls.

2005 In Review

We had a strong year in 2005 with substantial growth in net interest income driven primarily by the 16% expansion of our loan portfolio. Our volume of ARM originations reached record levels. Partially offsetting the benefit to net interest income of a larger average earning asset balance in 2005 was a decrease in our average primary spread. The average primary spread decreased because short-term interest rates continued to increase in 2005 and the yield on the Company’s earning assets responded more slowly than interest rates on our deposits and borrowings.

Our financial highlights include the following:

• diluted earnings per share reached a record of $4.77, up 15% from the $4.13 reported in 2004;

• net interest income grew 12% to a record high of $2.9 billion, despite an average primary spread that compressed from 2.76% during 2004 to 2.38% in 2005;

• our general and administrative expense to average assets ratio fell from .90% to .82%; our general and administrative expense divided by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income (efficiency ratio) was 28.33% compared to 28.85% in 2004;

• our loan portfolio increased to $119.4 billion, up 16% from $102.7 billion at December 31, 2004;

• we had record originations of $51.5 billion as compared to $49.0 billion for 2004;

• 99% of originations in 2005 were ARMs;

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• our ARM portfolio increased to a record high of $116.4 billion, up 17% from $99.7 billion at yearend 2004;

• nonperforming assets and troubled debt restructured remained at very low levels, and for the eighth straight year our ratio of net chargeoffs to average loans and MBS was zero basis points;

• we had a record deposit increase of $7.2 billion;

• our capital expanded to a record level of $8.7 billion, up 19% from the $7.3 billion reported at yearend 2004; and

• our stockholders’ equity to asset ratio was 6.96% at December 31, 2005 compared to 6.81% at December 31, 2004.

The following table summarizes selected financial information about how we performed in 2005, as compared to 2004 and 2003.

TABLE 30

Financial Highlights

2003 - 2005

(Dollars in Millions Except Per Share Figures)

	Year Ended December 31
	2005			2004			2003
Operating Results:
Net earnings	$	1,486		$	1,280		$	1,106
Diluted earnings per share		4.77			4.13			3.57
Net interest income	$	2,935		$	2,618		$	2,209
Average earning assets		115,401			92,441			72,351
Net interest margin		2.54	%		2.83	%		3.05	%
General and administrative expense	$	963		$	840		$	721
General and administrative expense/average assets		.82	%		.90	%		.98	%
Efficiency ratio		28.33	%		28.85	%		28.57	%
	December 31
	2005			2004			2003
Selected Balance Sheet Items:
Assets	$	124,615		$	106,889		$	82,550
Loans receivable and mortgage-backed securities (MBS)		119,366			102,669			78,311
Deposits		60,158			52,965			46,727
Borrowings		54,549			45,684			29,028
Stockholders’ equity		8,671			7,275			5,947
Stockholders’ equity/total assets		6.96	%		6.81	%		7.20	%
World Savings Bank, FSB:
Total assets	$	124,370		$	106,787		$	81,939
Regulatory capital ratios:(a)
Core/leverage		6.76	%		6.71	%		7.45	%
Total risk-based		13.02	%		12.92	%		14.16	%

^(a) For regulatory purposes, the requirements to be considered “well-capitalized” are 5.0% for core/leverage and 10.0% for total risk-based capital.

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FINANCIAL CONDITION

The following table summarizes our major asset, liability, and equity components in percentage terms at year ends 2005, 2004, and 2003.

TABLE 31

Asset, Liability, and Equity Components as

Percentages of Total Assets

2003 – 2005

	December 31
	2005		2004		2003
Assets:
Cash and investments	1.8	%	1.6	%	2.6	%
Loans receivable and MBS	95.8		96.0		94.9
Other assets	2.4		2.4		2.5
	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:
Deposits	48.3	%	49.6	%	56.6	%
FHLB advances	31.2		31.6		26.7
Other borrowings	12.5		11.1		8.5
Other liabilities	1.0		0.9		1.0
Stockholders’ equity	7.0		6.8		7.2
	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%

The Loan Portfolio

Almost all of our assets are adjustable rate mortgages on residential properties. As discussed below, we emphasize ARMs with interest rates that change monthly to reduce our exposure to interest rate risk. We originate and retain these loans in portfolio. We sell most of the fixed-rate loans that we originate, as well as loans that customers convert from ARMs to fixed-rate loans.

Loans Receivable and Mortgage-Backed Securities

The following table shows the components of our loans receivable and mortgage-backed securities (MBS) portfolio at December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003.

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TABLE 32

Balance of Loans Receivable and MBS by Component

2003 – 2005

(Dollars in Thousands)

	December 31
	2005			2004			2003
Loans	$	66,339,220		$	65,266,464		$	49,937,769
Securitized loans(a)		49,870,206			33,957,058			23,233,928
Other(b)		1,672,539			1,335,657			1,033,881
Total loans receivable		117,881,965			100,559,179			74,205,578
MBS with recourse(c)		1,168,480			1,719,982			3,650,048
Purchased MBS		315,484			390,070			455,390
Total MBS		1,483,964			2,110,052			4,105,438
Total loans receivable and MBS	$	119,365,929		$	102,669,231		$	78,311,016
ARMs as a percentage of total loans receivable and MBS		99	%		98	%		97	%

^(a) Loans securitized after March 31, 2001 are classified as securitized loans and included in loans receivable.

^(b) Includes loans in process, net deferred loan costs, allowance for loan losses, and other miscellaneous discounts.

^(c) Loans securitized prior to April 1, 2001 are classified as MBS with recourse held to maturity.

The balance of loans receivable and MBS is affected primarily by loan originations and loan and MBS repayments. The following table provides information about our loan originations and loan and MBS repayments for the years ended 2005, 2004, and 2003.

TABLE 33

Loan Originations and Loan and MBS Repayments

2003 – 2005

(Dollars in Millions)

	Year Ended December 31
	2005			2004			2003
Loan Originations
Real estate loans originated	$	51,516		$	48,989		$	35,985
ARMs as a % of originations		99	%		99	%		94	%
Fixed-rate mortgages as a % of originations		1	%		1	%		6	%
Refinances as a % of originations		77	%		72	%		70	%
Purchases as a % of originations		23	%		28	%		30	%
First mortgages originated for portfolio as a % of originations		97	%		97	%		92	%
First mortgages originated for sale as a % of originations		1	%		1	%		5	%
Repayments
Loan and MBS repayments(a)	$	33,822		$	24,155		$	20,043
Repayment rate(b)		33	%		31	%		31	%

^(a) Loan and MBS repayments consist of monthly amortization and loan payoffs.

^(b) The repayment rate is the annual repayments as a percentage of the prior year’s ending loan and MBS balance.

The dollar volume of our originations increased 5% in 2005 versus 2004 due to the continued popularity of adjustable rate mortgages and an increase in the average loan size, offset by a decrease in the number of loans originated.

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Loan and MBS repayments, including amortization and loan payoffs, were higher in 2005 as compared to 2004 as a result of a larger portfolio balance and a higher repayment rate. Repayment rates increased because mortgage interest rates remained low from a historical standpoint leading to continued high levels of both home loan purchases and refinance activity.

Equity Lines of Credit and Fixed-Rate Second Mortgages

Most of our loans are collateralized by first deeds of trust on one- to four-family homes. However, we also offer borrowers equity lines of credit (ELOCs). These ELOCs are collateralized typically by second deeds of trust and occasionally by first deeds of trust. The ELOCs we originate are indexed either to the Certificate of Deposit Index (CODI) discussed in “Management of Interest Rate Risk – Asset/Liability Management” or the Prime Rate as published in the Money Rates table in The Wall Street Journal (Central Edition). For the year ended December 31, 2005, $1.2 billion of ELOCs were originated (includes only amounts drawn at the time of establishment), of which $849 million were tied to CODI and $358 million were tied to the Prime Rate. We also originate a small volume of fixed-rate second mortgages secured by second deeds of trust. In almost all cases, we only originate second deeds of trust on properties that have a first mortgage with us. The following table provides information about our activity in ELOCs and fixed-rate second mortgages in the past three years.

TABLE 34

Equity Lines of Credit and Fixed-Rate Second Mortgages

2003 – 2005

(Dollars in Thousands)

	At and for the Year Ended December 31
	2005		2004		2003
Equity Lines of Credit
ELOC originations(a)	$	1,206,626	$	1,063,102	$	887,363
New ELOCs established during the year(b)		2,453,799		2,146,322		1,708,482
ELOC outstanding balance at year end		2,862,861		2,575,524		1,827,435
ELOC maximum total line of credit available		4,526,292		3,907,947		2,748,076
Fixed-Rate Second Mortgages
Fixed-rate second mortgage originations	$	7,753	$	109,054	$	148,070
Sales of second mortgages		-0-		36,985		100,410
Fixed-rate seconds held for sale		-0-		-0-		57,854
Fixed-rate seconds held for investment		59,894		127,428		79,998

^(a) Only the dollar amount of ELOCs drawn at the establishment of the line of credit is included in originations.

^(b) Includes the maximum total line of credit available for new ELOCs.

Net Deferred Loan Costs

Included in the balance of loans receivable are net deferred loan costs associated with originating loans. In accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), we defer loan fees charged at the time of origination and certain loan origination costs. Over the past five years, the combined amounts have resulted in net deferred costs. These net deferred loan costs are amortized over the contractual life of the related loans. The amortized amount lowers loan interest income and net interest income which reduces the reported yield on our loan portfolio, our primary spread, and our net interest margin. If a loan pays off before the end of its contractual life, any remaining net deferred cost is charged to loan interest income at that time. The vast majority of the amortization of net deferred loan costs shown in Table 35 is accelerated amortization resulting from early payoffs of loans.

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The following table provides information on net deferred loan costs for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003.

TABLE 35

Net Deferred Loan Costs

2003 – 2005

(Dollars in Thousands)

	Year Ended December 31
	2005			2004			2003
Beginning balance of net deferred loan costs	$	915,008		$	547,318		$	331,985
Net loan costs deferred		578,061			558,290			313,331
Amortization of net deferred loan costs		(341,873	)		(185,685	)		(97,998	)
Net deferred loan costs (fees) transferred from MBS		947			(4,915	)		-0-
Ending balance of net deferred loan costs	$	1,152,143		$	915,008		$	547,318

The growth in net deferred loan costs in the past three years resulted primarily from the growth in loan origination volume. The increase in the amortization of net deferred loan costs resulted from higher loan repayments.

Lending Operations

At December 31, 2005, we had lending operations in 39 states. Our largest source of mortgage origination volume continues to be loans secured by residential properties in California, which is the largest residential mortgage market in the United States. The following table shows originations for the three years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003 for Northern and Southern California and for our five next largest origination states by dollar amount in 2005.

TABLE 36

Loan Originations by State

2003 – 2005

(Dollars in Thousands)

	Year Ended December 31
	2005		2004		2003
Northern California	$	19,050,587	$	17,891,625	$	13,269,180
Southern California		15,487,649		14,932,040		10,955,465
Total California		34,538,236		32,823,665		24,224,645
Florida		3,775,129		2,664,693		1,955,151
New Jersey		1,987,585		2,001,661		1,309,496
Arizona		1,334,374		676,431		494,113
Virginia		1,200,986		1,080,273		704,363
Illinois		950,923		1,219,630		786,228
Other states		7,729,166		8,522,724		6,510,725
Total	$	51,516,399	$	48,989,077	$	35,984,721

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The following table shows loans receivable and MBS with recourse by state for the three years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003 for Northern and Southern California and all other states with more than 2% of the total loan balance at December 31, 2005.

TABLE 37

Loans Receivable and MBS with Recourse by State

2003 – 2005

(Dollars in Thousands)

	Year Ended December 31
State	2005		2004		2003
Northern California	$	40,175,262	$	35,464,047	$	27,682,694
Southern California		32,069,469		27,819,673		21,193,225
Total California		72,244,731		63,283,720		48,875,919
Florida		8,217,469		6,003,687		4,400,376
New Jersey		5,392,295		4,414,236		3,020,539
Texas		3,412,509		3,359,814		2,954,106
Illinois		2,966,965		2,673,642		1,925,959
Virginia		2,613,023		2,085,564		1,393,601
Washington		2,530,090		2,344,628		2,076,473
Other states		19,990,315		16,767,479		12,162,992
		117,367,397		100,932,770		76,809,965
Other(a)		1,683,048		1,346,391		1,045,661
Total loans receivable and MBS with recourse	$	119,050,445	$	102,279,161	$	77,855,626

^(a) Other includes loans on deposits, loans in process, net deferred loan costs, allowance for loan losses, and other miscellaneous discounts.

Securitization Activity

We often securitize our portfolio loans into mortgage-backed securities. We do this because MBS are a more valuable form of collateral for borrowings than whole loans. Because we have retained all of the beneficial interests in these MBS securitizations to date, the accounting rules require that securities formed after March 31, 2001 be classified as securitized loans and included in our loans receivable. Securitization activity for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, amounted to $34.3 billion, $24.5 billion, and $13.7 billion, respectively. The volume of securitization activity fluctuates depending on the amount of collateral needed for borrowings and liquidity risk management.

Loans securitized prior to April 1, 2001 are classified as MBS with recourse held to maturity. MBS that are classified as held to maturity are those that we have the ability and intent to hold until maturity.

Structural Features of Our ARMs

After bank regulators authorized ARMs in 1981 to help mortgage lenders better manage interest rate risk, we and other major residential portfolio lenders in California and elsewhere evaluated various ARM products to find solutions that would benefit borrowers and also allow us to manage interest rate risk without assuming undue credit risk. The product selected by most major residential portfolio lenders on the West Coast, and various others throughout the country, was a product often described as an “option ARM” because of the payment options available to borrowers. For the past 25 years, we have continued to originate our version of the option ARM because we believe that borrowers benefit from its structural features and because we have developed pricing, underwriting, appraisal, and other processes over the years to help us manage potential credit risks. Although we have originated some other types of ARMs, almost all of our ARMs are option ARMs.

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The option ARMs that we have originated since 1981 have the following structural features that are described in more detail below:

• an interest rate that changes monthly and is based on an index plus a fixed margin set at origination;

• payment options;

• features that allow for deferred interest to be added to the loans; and

• lifetime interest rate caps, and in some cases interest rate floors, that limit the range of interest rates on the loans.

Interest Rates and Indexes. The option ARMs we originate have interest rates that change monthly based on an index plus a fixed margin that is set at the time we make the loan. The index value changes monthly and consequently the loan rate changes monthly. For most of our lending, the indexes used are the Golden West Cost of Savings Index (COSI) and the Certificate of Deposit Index (CODI). Our portfolio also contains loans indexed to the Eleventh District Cost of Funds Index (COFI). Details about these indexes, including the reporting and repricing lags associated with them, are discussed in “Management of Interest Rate Risk - Asset/Liability Management.” The ELOCs we originate are indexed either to CODI or the Prime Rate.

As further described in “Management of Interest Rate Risk - Asset/Liability Management,” we have focused on originating ARMs with indexes that meet our customers’ needs and match well with our liabilities. The following table shows the distribution of ARM originations by index for the years ending December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003.

TABLE 38

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Originations by Index^(a)

2003 - 2005

(Dollars in Thousands)

	Year Ended December 31
ARM Index	2005		% of Total		2004		% of Total		2003		% of Total
COSI	$	35,835,729	70	%	$	14,447,060	30	%	$	10,688,779	32	%
CODI(b)		14,429,577	28	%		32,264,494	67	%		20,518,260	61	%
COFI		463,614	1	%		654,926	1	%		1,559,605	5	%
Prime		357,763	1	%		1,063,102	2	%		887,363	2	%
LIBOR(c)		8,268	0	%		-0-	0	%		-0-	0	%
Total	$	51,094,951	100	%	$	48,429,582	100	%	$	33,654,007	100	%

^(a) Only the dollar amount of ELOCs drawn at the establishment of the line of credit is included in originations.

^(b) Includes ELOCs tied to CODI.

^(c) LIBOR is the London Interbank Offered Rate.

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The following table shows the distribution by index of the Company’s outstanding balance of adjustable rate mortgages (including ARM MBS) at December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003.

TABLE 39

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Portfolio by Index

(Including ARM MBS)

2003 - 2005

(Dollars in Thousands)

	December 31
ARM Index	2005		% of Total		2004		% of Total		2003		% of Total
COSI	$	56,382,694	48	%	$	30,900,888	31	%	$	24,535,095	33	%
CODI(a)		47,557,461	41	%		52,412,249	52	%		30,243,337	40	%
COFI		10,408,640	9	%		13,537,745	14	%		18,207,868	24	%
Prime		1,793,888	2	%		2,575,524	3	%		1,827,435	2	%
Other(b)		226,881	0	%		304,295	0	%		424,988	1	%
Total	$	116,369,564	100	%	$	99,730,701	100	%	$	75,238,723	100	%

^(a) Includes ELOCs tied to CODI.

^(b) Primarily ARMs tied to the twelve-month rolling average of the One-Year Treasury Constant Maturity (TCM).

Payment Options. The option ARM provides our borrowers with up to four payment options. These payment options include a minimum payment, an interest-only payment, a payment that enables the loan to pay off over its original term, and a payment that enables the loan to pay off 15 years from origination. In addition to these four specified payment options, borrowers may elect a payment of any amount above the minimum payment.

Substantially all of the ARMs we originate allow the borrower to select an initial monthly payment for the first year of the loan. The initial monthly payment selected by the borrower is limited by a floor that we set. If the initial monthly payment selected by the borrower is less than the amount of interest due on the loan, then deferred interest occurs, as described below under “Deferred Interest.” In 2005, the initial monthly payment selected on almost all new loans was lower than the amount of interest due on the loans. The minimum monthly payment for substantially all our ARMs is reset annually. The new minimum monthly payment amount generally cannot exceed the prior year’s minimum monthly payment amount by more than 7.5%. Periodically, this 7.5% cap does not apply. For example, for most of the loans this 7.5% cap does not apply on the tenth annual payment change of the loan and every fifth annual payment change thereafter. For a small number of loans, the 7.5% cap does not apply on the fifth annual payment change of the loan and every fifth annual payment change thereafter.

Although most of our loans have payments due on a monthly cycle, a significant number of borrowers elect to make payments on a biweekly cycle. A biweekly payment cycle results in a shorter period required to fully amortize the loan.

Deferred Interest. Deferred interest refers to interest that is added to the outstanding loan principal balance when the payment a borrower makes is less than the monthly interest due on the loan. Our loans have had this deferred interest feature for almost a quarter of a century. Borrowers may always make a high enough monthly payment to avoid deferred interest, and many borrowers do so. Borrowers may also pay down the balance of deferred interest in whole or in part at any time without a prepayment fee.

Our loans provide that deferred interest may occur as long as the loan balance remains below a cap based on a percentage of the original mortgage amount. A 125% cap on the loan balance applies to loans with original loan-to-value ratios at or below 85%, which includes almost all of the loans we originate. Loans with original loan-to-values above 85% have a 110% cap. If the loan balance reaches the applicable limit, additional deferred interest may not be allowed to occur and we may increase the minimum monthly payment to an amount

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that would amortize the loan over its remaining term. In this case, the new minimum monthly payment amount could increase beyond the 7.5% annual payment cap described above, and continue to increase each month thereafter, if the applicable loan balance cap is still being reached and the current minimum monthly payment amount would not be enough to fully amortize the loan by the scheduled maturity date.

The amount of deferred interest a loan incurs depends on a number of factors outside our control, including changes in the underlying index and the borrower’s payment behavior. If a loan’s index were to increase and remain at relatively high levels, the amount of deferred interest on the loan would be expected to trend higher, absent other mitigating factors such as monthly payments that meet or exceed the amount of interest then due. Similarly, if the index were to decline and remain at relatively low levels, the amount of deferred interest on the loan would be expected to trend lower.

Additional discussion of deferred interest can be found in “Management of Credit Risk – Close Monitoring of the Loan Portfolio.”

Lifetime Caps and Floors. During the life of a typical ARM loan, the interest rate may not be raised above a lifetime cap which is set at the time of origination or assumption. Virtually all of our ARMs are subject to a lifetime cap. The weighted average maximum lifetime cap rate on our ARM loan portfolio (including MBS with recourse before any reduction for loan servicing and guarantee fees) was 12.15% or 5.68% above the actual weighted average rate at December 31, 2005, versus 12.16% or 7.16% above the actual weighted average rate at yearend 2004 and 12.20% or 7.42% above the weighted average rate at yearend 2003.

The following table shows the Company’s ARM loans by lifetime cap bands as of December 31, 2005.

TABLE 40

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Portfolio by Lifetime Cap Bands

December 31, 2005

(Dollars in Thousands)

Cap Bands	ARM Balance		Number of Loans	% of Total Balance
Less than 11.00%	$	29,313	96	.0	%
11.00% - 11.49%		740,070	3,675	.6	%
11.50% - 11.99%		100,059,007	399,390	86.0	%
12.00% - 12.49%		9,743,738	54,651	8.4	%
12.50% - 12.99%		2,655,751	29,119	2.3	%
13.00% - 13.49%		95,333	696	.1	%
13.50% - 13.99%		329,782	3,188	.3	%
14.00% or greater(a)		2,692,464	56,503	2.3	%
No Cap		24,106	216	.0	%
Total	$	116,369,564	547,534	100.0	%

^(a) Includes $2.1 billion of one- to four-family ELOCs, most of which have an 18% cap.

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During the life of some ARM loans, the interest rate may not be decreased to a rate below a lifetime floor which is set at the time of origination or assumption. A portion of our ARMs is subject to lifetime floors. At December 31, 2005, approximately $4.6 billion of our ARM loans (including MBS with recourse) have terms that state that the interest rate may not fall below a lifetime floor set at the time of origination or assumption. As of December 31, 2005, $277 million of ARM loans had reached their rate floors, compared to $1.6 billion at December 31, 2004, and $2.3 billion at December 31, 2003. The weighted average floor rate on the loans that had reached their floor was 6.09% at yearend 2005 compared to 5.36% at yearend 2004 and 5.43% at yearend 2003. Without the floor, the weighted average rate on these loans would have been 5.52% at December 31, 2005, 4.44% at December 31, 2004, and 4.38% at December 31, 2003.

Other Lending Activity

In addition to the monthly adjusting ARMs described above, we originate and have in portfolio a small volume of ARMs with initial interest rates and monthly payments that are fixed for periods of 12 to 36 months, after which the interest rate adjusts monthly and the monthly payment is reset annually. Additionally, we originate a small volume of ARMs where the interest rate adjusts every six months subject to a periodic interest rate cap; some of these ARMs provide for interest-only payments for the first five years.

From time to time, as part of our efforts to retain loans and loan customers, we may waive or temporarily modify certain terms of a loan. Some borrowers elect to modify their loans to fixed-rate loans for one, three, or five years. These modifications amounted to $1.5 billion during 2005 compared to $548 million and $458 million for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003. We retain these modified loans in portfolio. Additionally, some borrowers choose to convert their ARM to a fixed-rate mortgage for the remainder of the term. During 2005, $522 million of loans were converted at the customer’s request from ARMs to fixed-rate loans, compared to $150 million and $1.2 billion in 2004 and 2003, respectively. We sell most of the converted fixed-rate loans.

Investments

We invest funds not immediately needed to fund our loan operations in short-term instruments. Our practice is to invest only with counterparties that have high credit ratings. Investments are reported in either “Federal funds sold, securities purchased under agreements to resell, and other investments” or “Securities available for sale, at fair value” on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition. The following tables summarize information about the Company’s investments.

TABLE 41

Federal Funds Sold, Securities Purchased Under Agreements to Resell,

and Other Investments

(Dollars in Thousands)

	December 31
	2005		2004		2003
Federal funds sold	$	1,096,626	$	861,353	$	941,267
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		-0-		-0-		300,000
Eurodollar time deposits		225,000		75,000		298,238
Total federal funds sold, securities purchased under agreements to resell, and other investments	$	1,321,626	$	936,353	$	1,539,505

The weighted average yields on federal funds sold, securities purchased under agreements to resell and other investments were 4.11%, 2.08%, and .93% at December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively.

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TABLE 42

Securities Available for Sale

(Dollars in Thousands)

	December 31
	2005		2004		2003
U.S. government obligation	$	1,765	$	1,760	$	1,760
Freddie Mac stock		367,267		414,194		327,758
Other		13,467		22,078		10,420
Total securities available for sale	$	382,499	$	438,032	$	339,938

We hold stock in the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) that we obtained in 1984 with a cost basis of $6 million. Included in the balances above are net unrealized gains on Freddie Mac stock of $362 million, $409 million, and $322 million at December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively. The weighted average yields of securities available for sale, excluding equity securities, were 4.24%, 2.43%, and 1.31% at December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively. We had no securities held for trading during 2005, 2004, and 2003.

Other Assets

Capitalized Mortgage Servicing Rights

The Company recognizes as assets the rights to service loans for others. When we retain the servicing rights upon the sale of loans, the allocated cost of these rights is capitalized as an asset and then amortized over the expected life of the loan. The amount capitalized is based on the relative fair value of the servicing rights and the loans on the sale date. We do not have a large portfolio of mortgage servicing rights, primarily because we retain our ARM originations in portfolio and only sell a limited number of other loans to third parties. The balance of capitalized mortgage servicing rights (CMSRs) at December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003 was $39 million, $53 million, and $89 million, respectively. CMSRs are included in “Other assets” on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition.

The estimated fair value of CMSRs is regularly reviewed and can change up or down depending on market conditions. We stratify the serviced loans by year of origination or modification, term to maturity, and loan type. If the estimated fair value of a loan strata is less than its book value, we establish a valuation allowance for the estimated temporary impairment through a charge to noninterest income. We also recognize any other-than-temporary impairment as a direct write-down.

The net estimated fair value of CMSRs as of December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003 was $54 million, $62 million, and $95 million, respectively. The book value of the Company’s CMSRs for certain of the Company’s loan strata exceeded the fair value by $1 million at December 31, 2005 and by $7 million at December 31, 2004 and as a result, we had a valuation allowance of those amounts. The book value of the Company’s CMSRs did not exceed the fair value at December 31, 2003 and, therefore, no valuation allowance for impairment was required.

Deposits

We raise deposits on a retail basis through our branch system and the Internet, and, from time to time, through the money markets. Retail deposits increased by $7.2 billion in 2005 compared to increases of $6.2 billion and $5.7 billion in 2004 and 2003, respectively. Retail deposits increased during these three years due to favorable customer response to our promoted products. At December 31, 2005, transaction accounts represented 32% of the total balance of deposits, compared to 74% and 77% at year ends 2004 and 2003,

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respectively. These transaction accounts included checking accounts, money market deposit accounts, and passbook accounts.

Borrowings

In addition to funding real estate loans with deposits, we also utilize borrowings. Most of our borrowings are variable interest rate instruments tied to LIBOR. Borrowings increased by $8.9 billion to $54.5 billion in 2005 and by $16.7 billion to $45.7 billion in 2004 in order to fund the loan growth described earlier.

Advances from Federal Home Loan Banks

An important type of borrowing we use comes from the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBs). These borrowings are known as “advances.” WSB is a member of the FHLB of San Francisco, and WTX is a member of the FHLB of Dallas. Advances are secured by pledges of certain loans, MBS, and capital stock of the FHLBs that we own. FHLB advances amounted to $39.0 billion at December 31, 2005, compared to $33.8 billion and $22.0 billion at December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

Other Borrowings

In addition to borrowing from the FHLBs, we borrow from other sources to maintain flexibility in managing the availability and cost of funds for the Company.

We borrow funds from the capital markets on both a secured and unsecured basis. Most of WSB’s capital market funding consists of unsecured senior debt and bank notes. Debt securities with maturities 270 days or longer are reported as senior debt and debt securities with maturities less than 270 days are reported as bank notes on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition. WSB has a program that allows for the issuance of up to an aggregate amount of $8.0 billion of unsecured senior notes with maturities ranging from 270 days to thirty years. WSB issued $2.95 billion in notes under this program in 2005 and $1.3 billion in 2004, and as of December 31, 2005, $3.75 billion remained available for issuance under this program. WSB issued $3.0 billion of senior debt under a prior program in 2004. As of December 31, 2005 and 2004, WSB had a total of $7.2 billion and $4.3 billion of long-term unsecured senior debt outstanding. WSB did not have any senior debt outstanding as of December 31, 2003. As of December 31, 2005, WSB’s unsecured senior debt ratings were Aa3 and AA- from Moody’s and S&P, respectively.

WSB also has a short-term bank note program that allows up to $5.0 billion of short-term notes with maturities of less than 270 days to be outstanding at any point in time. WSB had $2.4 billion, $2.7 billion, and $3.0 billion of short-term bank notes outstanding as of December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively. As of December 31, 2005, WSB’s short-term bank notes were rated P-1 and A-1+ by Moody’s and S&P, respectively.

We also borrow funds on a secured basis through transactions in which securities are sold under agreements to repurchase. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase are entered into with selected major government securities dealers and large banks, using MBS from our portfolio as collateral, and amounted to $5.0 billion, $3.9 billion, and $3.0 billion at December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively.

Golden West, at the holding company level, occasionally issues senior or subordinated unsecured debt. In December 2005, Golden West filed a registration statement that allows us to issue up to $2.0 billion of debt securities. As of December 31, 2005, no debt was outstanding under this registration statement. At December 31, 2005, Golden West, at the holding company level, had $994 million of senior debt outstanding compared to $993 million and $991 million at December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Golden West had no subordinated debt outstanding during those time periods. As of December 31, 2005, Golden West’s senior debt

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was rated A1 and A+ by Moody’s and S&P, respectively, and its subordinated debt was rated A2 and A by Moody’s and S&P, respectively.

MANAGEMENT OF RISK

Our business strategy is to achieve sustainable earnings growth utilizing a low-risk business approach. We continue to execute and refine our business model to manage the key risks associated with being a residential mortgage portfolio lender, namely interest rate risk and credit risk. We also manage other risks, such as operational, regulatory, and management risk.

Management of Interest Rate Risk

Overview

Interest rate risk generally refers to the risk associated with changes in market interest rates that could adversely affect a company’s financial condition. We strive to manage interest rate risk through the operation of our business, rather than relying on capital market techniques such as derivatives. Our strategy for managing interest rate risk includes:

• focusing on originating and retaining monthly adjusting ARMs in our portfolio;

• funding these ARM assets with liabilities that respond in a similar manner to changes in market rates; and

• selling most of the limited number of fixed-rate loans that we originate, as well as fixed-rate loans that result from existing customers converting from ARMs.

As discussed further below, these strategies help us to maintain a close relationship between the yield on our assets and the cost of our liabilities throughout the interest rate cycle and thereby limit the sensitivity of net interest income and our primary spread to changes in market rates.

Asset/Liability Management

Our principal strategy to manage interest rate risk is to originate and keep in portfolio ARMs that provide interest sensitivity to the asset side of the balance sheet. The interest rates on most of our ARMs adjust monthly, which means that the yield on our loan portfolio responds to movements in interest rates. At December 31, 2005, ARMs constituted 99% of our loan and MBS portfolio, and 96% of our ARM portfolio adjusted monthly.

The primary difference between how our ARMs and how our liabilities respond to interest rate changes is principally timing related. Specifically, rates on our liabilities tend to adjust more rapidly to interest rate changes than the yield on our ARM portfolio, primarily because of built-in reporting and repricing lags that are inherent in the indexes. Reporting lags occur because of the time it takes to gather the data needed to compute the indexes. Repricing lags occur because it may take a period of time before changes in market interest rates are significantly reflected in the indexes. In addition to the index lags, other structural features of the ARMs, described under “The Loan Portfolio - Structural Features of our ARMs,” can delay the repricing of our assets.

This timing disparity between our assets and liabilities can temporarily affect our primary spread until the indexes are able to reflect, or “catch up” with, the changes in market rates. Over a full interest rate cycle, the timing lags will tend to offset one another. The following chart summarizes the different relationships the indexes and short-term market interest rates could have at any point in time and the expected impact on our primary spread.

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TABLE 43

Relationship between Indexes and Short-Term Market Interest Rates

and Expected Impact on Primary Spread

Market Interest Rate Scenarios	Relationship between Indexes and Short-Term Market Interest Rates and Expected Impact on Primary Spread
Market interest rates increase	The index increase lags the market interest rate increase, and therefore the primary spread would normally be expected to narrow temporarily until the index catches up with the higher market interest rates.
Market interest rates decline	The index decrease lags the market interest rate decrease, and therefore the primary spread would normally be expected to widen temporarily until the index catches up with the lower market interest rates.
Market interest rates remain constant	The primary spread would normally be expected to stabilize when the index catches up to the current market rate level.

As the table above indicates, although market rate changes impact the primary spread, the impact is principally a timing issue until the market rates are reflected in the applicable index. Also, a gradual change in rates would tend to have less of an impact on the primary spread than a sharp rise or decline in rates.

To mitigate the lags discussed above, our ARM index strategy strives to match portions of our ARM portfolio with liabilities that have similar repricing characteristics, by which we mean the frequency of rate changes and the responsiveness of rate changes to fluctuations in market interest rates. The following table describes the indexes we use and shows how these indexes are intended to match with our liabilities. As discussed in the table, ARMs funded with savings historically have had similar repricing lags. The repricing lags of ARMs and LIBOR-based market-rate borrowings have historically been somewhat different but these differences have been principally timing related. In particular, most of the Company’s interest rate sensitivity has come from CODI loans funded with borrowings.

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TABLE 44

Summary of Key Indexes

	COSI	CODI	COFI
How the Index is Calculated	Equal to Golden West’s cost of deposits as reported monthly.	Based on a market rate, specifically the monthly yield of three-month certificates of deposit (secondary market), as published by the Federal Reserve Board. CODI is calculated by adding the twelve most recently published monthly yields together and dividing the result by twelve.	Equal to the monthly average cost of deposits and borrowings of savings institution members of the Federal Home Loan Bank System’s Eleventh District, which is comprised of California, Arizona, and Nevada.
Matching and Activity Levels
How the Index Matches the Company’s Liabilities	COSI equals our own cost of deposits. COSI and the cost of our deposits are therefore matched subject only to the reporting lag described below.	Historically, the three-month CD yield on which CODI is based has closely tracked LIBOR. Most of our borrowings from the FHLBs and the capital markets are based on LIBOR. The 12-month rolling aspect of CODI creates a timing lag.	Historically, COFI has tracked our cost of deposits. The match is not perfect , however, because COFI includes the cost of savings and borrowings of many other institutions as well as our own.
Percentage of 2005 ARM Originations	70%	28%	1%
Percentage of ARM Portfolio at 12/31/05	48%	41%	9%
Timing Lags (see descriptions in the paragraph below)
Reporting Lag	One month	One month	Two months
Repricing Lag	Yes, because the rates paid on many of our deposits may not respond immediately or fully to a change in market rates, but this lag is offset by the same repricing lag on our deposits.	Yes, because CODI is a 12-month rolling average, and it takes time before the index is able to reflect, or “catch up” with, a change in market rates.	Yes, because the portfolio of liabilities comprising COFI do not all reprice immediately or fully to changes in market rates. Historically, this lag has been largely offset by a similar repricing lag on our deposits.

As discussed above, market interest rate movements are the most significant factor that affects our primary spread. The primary spread is also influenced by:

• the shape of the yield curve (the difference between short-term and long-term interest rates) and competition in the home lending market, both of which influence the pricing of our adjustable and fixed-rate mortgage products;

• our efforts to attract deposits and competition in the retail savings market, which influence the pricing of our deposit products;

• the prices that we pay for our borrowings; and

• loan prepayment rates.

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The table below shows the primary spread, and its main components, at December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003.

TABLE 45

Yield on Earning Assets, Cost of Funds, and Primary Spread

2003 - 2005

	December 31
	2005		2004		2003
Yield on loan portfolio and MBS	6.05	%	4.75	%	4.61	%
Yield on investments	4.11		2.08		.93
Yield on earning assets	6.03		4.73		4.54
Cost of deposits	3.24		2.08		1.85
Cost of borrowings	4.37		2.38		1.37
Cost of funds	3.78		2.22		1.67
Primary spread	2.25	%	2.51	%	2.87	%

During 2004, the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee raised the Federal Funds rate, a key short-term interest rate, five times, bringing the rate up to 2.25% at December 31, 2004 as compared to 1.00% at December 31, 2003. During 2005, the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee raised the Federal Funds rate eight times, bringing the rate up to 4.25% at December 31, 2005. As a consequence, our cost of funds, which is related primarily to the level of short-term market interest rates, also increased. At the same time, the yield on our earning assets responded more slowly due to the ARM index lags previously described.

The following table shows the average primary spread by quarter.

TABLE 46

Average Primary Spread

	For the Quarter Ended
	Dec. 31 2005		Sep. 30 2005		Jun. 30 2005		Mar. 31 2005		Dec. 31 2004
Average primary spread	2.29	%	2.37	%	2.39	%	2.46	%	2.60	%

For the five years ended December 31, 2005, which included periods of both falling and rising interest rates, our primary spread averaged 2.75%.

Mortgage portfolio lenders often provide a table with information about the “repricing gap,” which is the difference between the repricing of assets and liabilities. The following gap table shows the volume of assets and liabilities that reprice within certain time periods as of December 31, 2005, as well as the repricing gap and the cumulative repricing gap as a percentage of assets.

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TABLE 47

Repricing of Earning Assets and Interest-Bearing Liabilities,

Repricing Gaps, and Gap Ratios

As of December 31, 2005

(Dollars in Millions)

	Projected Repricing(a)
	0 - 3 Months			4 – 12 Months			1 - 5 Years			Over 5 Years			Total
Earning Assets:
Investments	$	1,702		$	2		$	-0-		$	-0-		$	1,704
MBS:
Adjustable rate		1,113			-0-			-0-			-0-			1,113
Fixed-rate		15			34			150			172			371
Loans receivable:
Adjustable rate		114,730			1,363			817			-0-			116,910
Fixed-rate held for investment		77			165			408			240			890
Fixed-rate held for sale		82			-0-			-0-			-0-			82
Other(b)		2,080			-0-			-0-			129			2,209
Total	$	119,799		$	1,564		$	1,375		$	541		$	123,279
Interest-Bearing Liabilities:
Deposits(c)	$	36,479		$	20,718		$	2,960		$	1		$	60,158
FHLB advances		37,436			328			692			505			38,961
Other borrowings		12,739			200			2,154			495			15,588
Impact of interest rate swaps		1,900			-0-			(1,900	)		-0-			-0-
Total	$	88,554		$	21,246		$	3,906		$	1,001		$	114,707
Repricing gap	$	31,245		$	(19,682	)	$	(2,531	)	$	(460	)	$	8,572
Cumulative gap	$	31,245		$	11,563		$	9,032		$	8,572
Cumulative gap as a percentage of total assets		25.1	%		9.3	%		7.2	%

^(a) Based on scheduled maturity or scheduled repricing; loans and MBS reflect scheduled amortization and projected prepayments of principal based on current rates of prepayment.

^(b) Includes primarily cash in banks and Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock.

^(c) Deposits with no maturity date, such as checking, passbook, and money market deposit accounts, are assigned zero months.

If all repricing assets and liabilities responded equally to changes in the interest rate environment, then the gap analysis would suggest that our earnings would rise when interest rates increase and would fall when interest rates decrease. However, as discussed above, our experience has been that the timing lags in our indexes tend to cause the rates on our liabilities to change more quickly than the yield on our assets.

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The following table is a summary of our market risk on financial instruments. It includes our expected cash flows and applicable yields on the balances of our interest-sensitive assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2005, taking into consideration expected prepayments of our long-term assets (primarily loans receivable and MBS). The table also includes the estimated current fair value of the assets and liabilities shown.

TABLE 48

Summary of Market Risk on Financial Instruments

As of December 31, 2005

(Dollars in Millions)

	Expected Maturity Date as of December 31, 2005(a)
	2006			2007			2008			2009			2010			2011 & Thereafter			Total Balance			Fair Value
Interest-Sensitive Assets:
Federal funds sold and other investments	$	1,322		$	-0-		$	-0-		$	-0-		$	-0-		$	-0-		$	1,322		$	1,322
Weighted average interest rate		4.11	%		.00	%		.00	%		.00	%		.00	%		.00	%		4.11	%
Securities Available for Sale(b)	$	2		$	-0-		$	-0-		$	-0-		$	-0-		$	-0-		$	2			2
Weighted average interest rate		4.24	%		.00	%		.00	%		.00	%		.00	%		.00	%		4.24	%
MBS
Fixed-Rate	$	72		$	58		$	50		$	40		$	31		$	120		$	371			373
Weighted average interest rate		5.86	%		5.79	%		5.68	%		5.64	%		5.60	%		5.47	%		5.65	%
Variable Rate	$	238		$	184		$	156		$	120		$	99		$	316		$	1,113			1,112
Weighted average interest rate		5.65	%		5.63	%		5.61	%		5.60	%		5.58	%		5.55	%		5.60	%
Loans Receivable(c)
Fixed-Rate	$	291		$	151		$	113		$	86		$	67		$	245		$	953			958
Weighted average interest rate		7.01	%		6.92	%		6.77	%		6.67	%		6.60	%		6.46	%		6.77	%
Variable Rate	$	32,007		$	23,434		$	16,678		$	12,432		$	9,146		$	21,559		$	115,256			116,355
Weighted average interest rate		6.53	%		6.51	%		6.49	%		6.47	%		6.45	%		6.40	%		6.48	%
Total	$	33,932		$	23,827		$	16,997		$	12,678		$	9,343		$	22,240		$	119,017		$	120,122
Interest-Sensitive Liabilities:
Deposits(d)	$	57,197		$	1,876		$	495		$	435		$	154		$	1		$	60,158		$	60,261
Weighted average interest rate		3.20	%		4.17	%		3.45	%		3.80	%		4.09	%		3.31	%		3.24	%
FHLB Advances
Fixed-Rate	$	2,368		$	185		$	460		$	41		$	125		$	346		$	3,525			3,556
Weighted average interest rate		3.65	%		4.88	%		4.66	%		5.46	%		4.96	%		5.74	%		4.12	%
Variable Rate	$	6,958		$	11,600		$	8,505		$	4,029		$	4,249		$	95		$	35,436			35,422
Weighted average interest rate		4.31	%		4.36	%		4.34	%		4.36	%		4.41	%		4.34	%		4.35	%
Other Borrowings
Fixed-Rate	$	4,569		$	299		$	688		$	1,167		$	-0-		$	495		$	7,218			7,216
Weighted average interest rate		4.36	%		4.31	%		4.61	%(e)		4.78	%(e)		.00	%		4.93	%		4.49	%
Variable Rate	$	2,925		$	3,248		$	1,049		$	1,148		$	-0-		$	-0-		$	8,370			8,376
Weighted average interest rate		4.40	%		4.48	%		4.49	%		4.60	%		.00	%		.00	%		4.47	%
Interest Rate Swaps (notional values)
Receive Fixed Swaps	$	-0-		$	-0-		$	700		$	1,200		$	-0-		$	-0-		$	1,900			38
Weighted average receive rate		.00	%		.00	%		4.15	%		4.19	%		.00	%		.00	%		4.18	%
Weighted average pay rate		.00	%		.00	%		4.42	%		4.47	%		.00	%		.00	%		4.45	%
Total	$	74,017		$	17,208		$	11,897		$	8,020		$	4,528		$	937		$	116,607		$	114,869

^(a) Based on scheduled maturity or scheduled repricing: loans and MBS reflect scheduled amortization and projected prepayments of principal based on current rates of prepayment.

^(b) Excludes equity securities.

^(c) Excludes loans in process, net deferred loan costs, allowance for loan losses, and other miscellaneous discounts.

^(d) Deposits with no maturity are included in the 2006 column.

^(e) The effect of the interest rate swaps is reflected in the weighted average interest rate.

We estimate the sensitivity of our net interest income, net earnings, and capital ratios to interest rate changes and anticipated growth based on simulations using an asset/liability model. The simulation model projects net interest income, net earnings, and capital ratios based on a significant interest rate increase that is sustained for a thirty-six month period. The model is based on the actual maturity and repricing characteristics of interest-rate sensitive assets and liabilities which takes into account the lags previously described. For mortgage assets, the model incorporates assumptions regarding the impact of changing interest rates on prepayment rates, which are based on our historical prepayment information. The model also factors in projections for loan and liability growth. Based on the information and assumptions in effect at December 31, 2005, a 200 basis point rate increase sustained over a thirty-six month period would initially, but temporarily, reduce our primary spread, and would not adversely affect our long-term profitability and financial strength.

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Interest Rate Swaps

We manage interest rate risk principally through the operation of our business. On occasion, however, we do enter into derivative contracts, particularly interest rate swaps. As of December 31, 2005, we had three interest rate swaps that were used to effectively convert payments on WSB’s fixed-rate senior debt to floating-rate payments. These interest rate swaps were designated as fair value hedges and qualified for what is called the shortcut method of hedge accounting. Because the swaps qualify for the shortcut method, an ongoing assessment of hedge effectiveness is not required, and the change in fair value of the hedged item is deemed to be equal to the change in the fair value of the interest rate swap. Accordingly, changes in the fair value of these swaps had no impact on the Consolidated Statement of Net Earnings. We do not hold any derivative financial instruments for trading purposes.

Management of Credit Risk

Credit risk refers to the risk of loss if a borrower fails to perform under the terms of a mortgage loan and the realized value upon the sale of the underlying collateral is not sufficient to cover the loan amount and the costs of foreclosure and sale.

Among the steps we take to manage credit risk are the following:

• emphasizing high-quality loans on moderately priced properties;

• manually underwriting each loan we originate;

• using internal appraisal staff to appraise most properties we lend on, and having our internal appraisal staff review each external appraisal before underwriting decisions are made;

• limiting the amount we will lend relative to a property’s original appraised value;

• maintaining mortgage insurance and pool mortgage insurance coverage to reduce the potential credit risk of most loans with an original loan-to-value (LTV) or combined loan-to-value (CLTV) over 80%; and

• closely monitoring the loan portfolio and taking early steps to protect our interests.

Our objective is to minimize nonperforming assets to limit losses and thereby maintain high profitability. Our business strategy does not involve assuming additional credit risk in the portfolio in order to be able to charge higher prices to consumers.

Underwriting and Appraisal Processes

Our underwriting process evaluates the creditworthiness of potential borrowers based primarily on credit history and an evaluation of the potential borrower’s ability to repay the loan. When evaluating a borrower’s ability to pay, we assess the ability to make fully amortizing monthly payments, even if the borrower has the option to make a lower initial monthly payment. In our underwriting decisions, we also evaluate the characteristics of the property and the loan transaction, including whether the borrower is purchasing or refinancing the property and will occupy the property. We use systems developed internally based on decades of experience evaluating credit risk. Although we use credit scores and technological tools to help with underwriting evaluations, our trained underwriting personnel review each file and analyze a wide range of relevant factors when making final judgments. Higher-level approvals within the underwriting organization are obtained when circumstances warrant.

We appraise the property that secures the loan by assessing its market value and marketability. We maintain an internal staff to conduct and review property appraisals. Any external appraisers we use for loans that we originate and retain in portfolio are required to go through a training program with us, and each external

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appraisal is reviewed by our internal appraisal staff. We do not rely on any external automated valuation models (AVMs) in our appraisal process.

Our underwriting and appraisal processes are separate from our loan origination process to assure independence and accountability. The underwriting and appraisal processes that we use for loans originated for sale may differ from that described above due to the purchaser’s specific standards and system requirements.

Lending on Moderately Priced Properties

In our originations, we focus on high-quality loans on moderately priced properties because these properties tend to hold their values better than high-priced properties, particularly in weak housing markets. We do not emphasize lending on higher-priced properties because of concerns about greater price volatility and the larger potential loss if these loans do not perform. Although we originate a high volume of loans in California, we do virtually no lending in the more volatile high-priced end of the California real estate market. We have adopted this strategy in an effort to minimize our credit risk exposure if adverse conditions were to occur in California. The average loan size for our California one- to four-family first mortgage originations in 2005 was approximately $338 thousand.

Loan-to-Value Ratio and Use of Mortgage Insurance

The loan-to-value ratio, or LTV, is the loan balance of a first mortgage expressed as a percentage of the appraised value of the property at the time of origination. A combined loan-to-value, or CLTV, refers to the sum of the first and second mortgage loan balances as a percentage of the total appraised value at the time of origination. When we discuss LTVs below, we are referring to cases when our borrower obtained only a first mortgage from us at origination. When we discuss CLTVs below, we are referring to cases when our borrower obtained both a first mortgage and a second mortgage from us at origination. The second mortgage may be either a fixed-rate loan or an ELOC.

The table below shows that we focus our lending activity on loans that have original LTVs or CLTVs at or below 80%, and that few originations have LTVs or CLTVs greater than 90%. Historically, loans with LTVs or CLTVs at or below 80% at origination have resulted in lower losses compared to loans originated with LTVs or CLTVs above 80%.

The table also provides information about our use of mortgage insurance and pool mortgage insurance, which reduces the potential credit risk with respect to loans with LTVs or CLTVs over 80%. We use mortgage insurance on some first mortgage loans to reimburse us for losses up to a specified percentage per loan, thereby reducing the effective LTV to below 80%. Less than 1% of our 2005 and 2004 first mortgage originations with LTVs above 80% did not have mortgage insurance, and most of these uninsured loans had original LTVs below 85%. We carry pool mortgage insurance on most ELOCs and most fixed-rate seconds held for investment when the CLTV exceeds 80% at origination. For ELOCs the cumulative losses covered by this pool mortgage insurance are limited to 10% or 20% of the aggregate of the highest balance of each loan originally in the pool. For fixed-rate seconds the cumulative losses covered by this pool mortgage insurance are limited to 10% or 20% of the original balance of each insured pool. As loans in a pool pay off, the effective coverage for the remaining loans in the pool may exceed 10% or 20%.

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TABLE 49

Mortgage Originations by

LTV or CLTV Bands

(Dollars in Millions)

	For the Year Ended December 31
	2005				2004
	$ Volume		% of Total		$ Volume		% of Total
First mortgage LTVs:
At or below 80.00%:
60.00% or less	$	8,190	15.9	%	$	7,299	14.8	%
60.01% to 70.00%		12,103	23.5			10,768	22.0
70.01% to 80.00%		26,108	50.7			24,477	50.0
Subtotal		46,401	90.1			42,544	86.8
80.01% to 85.00%:
With mortgage insurance		2	.0			3	.0
With no mortgage insurance		188	.4			89	.2
Subtotal		190	.4			92	.2
85.01% to 90.00%:
With mortgage insurance		11	.0			26	.1
With no mortgage insurance		2	.0			3	.0
Subtotal		13	.0			29	.1
Greater than 90.00%:
With mortgage insurance		25	.0			57	.1
With no mortgage insurance		2	.0			2	.0
Subtotal		27	.0			59	.1
Total first mortgage LTVs		46,631	90.5			42,724	87.2
First and second mortgage CLTVs:(a)
At or below 80.00%:
60.00% or less		573	1.1			472	1.0
60.01% to 70.00%		513	1.0			422	.8
70.01% to 80.00%		686	1.3			1,119	2.3
Subtotal		1,772	3.4			2,013	4.1
80.01% to 85.00%:
With pool insurance on seconds		349	.7			459	1.0
With no pool insurance		2	.0			21	.0
Subtotal		351	.7			480	1.0
85.01% to 90.00%:
With pool insurance on seconds		2,629	5.1			3,407	7.0
With no pool insurance		10	.0			114	.2
Subtotal		2,639	5.1			3,521	7.2
Greater than 90.00%:
With pool insurance on seconds		119	.3			7	.0
With no pool insurance		4	.0			244	.5
Subtotal		123	.3			251	.5
Total first and second CLTVs		4,885	9.5			6,265	12.8
Total originations by LTV & CLTV bands	$	51,516	100.0	%	$	48,989	100.0	%

^(a) The CLTV calculation excludes any unused portion of a line of credit.

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The table below provides additional LTV and CLTV detail about our portfolio. Most of the loans in our mortgage portfolio have LTVs or CLTVs at or below 80%, and we have only a small number of loans with LTVs or CLTVs above 90%. Most first mortgage loans with LTVs above 90% have mortgage insurance. The table also shows that we generally maintain pool insurance for first and second loans with CLTVs above 80%, and that the limited balance of loans with CLTVs above 90% are almost all insured. Most of the uninsured first mortgages with LTVs between 80.01% and 85% were originated with LTVs at or below 80% and subsequently increased above 80% due to deferred interest; at December 31, 2005 the weighted average LTV of these loans was 80.7%. At December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the aggregate average of LTVs and CLTVs on the loans in portfolio was 68% and 69%, respectively.

The LTV and CLTV calculations that we provide generally do not take into account any changes in property values since the time of origination, even if market data suggests that properties have appreciated in value. We recognize the limitations of this approach, but we use this convention because bank regulators historically have preferred original values for reporting purposes. Although the denominator of the LTV or CLTV calculation generally remains fixed, the numerator does change over time, and could increase beyond the original loan balance if borrowers incur deferred interest or decrease below the original loan balance if borrowers amortize or pay down the principal on their loans.

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TABLE 50

Mortgage Portfolio Balance by

LTV or CLTV Bands ^(a)

(Dollars in Millions)

	December 31
	2005				2004
	Balance		% of Total		Balance		% of Total
First mortgage LTVs:
At or below 80.00%:
60.00% or less	$	21,786	18.6	%	$	18,915	18.8	%
60.01% to 70.00%		23,234	19.8			21,192	21.0
70.01% to 80.00%		40,549	34.5			37,784	37.4
Subtotal		85,569	72.9			77,891	77.2
80.01% to 85.00%:
With mortgage insurance		71	.1			76	.1
With no mortgage insurance		13,072	11.1			5,190	5.1
Subtotal		13,143	11.2			5,266	5.2
85.01% to 90.00%:
With mortgage insurance		171	.2			174	.2
With no mortgage insurance		25	.0			22	.0
Subtotal		196	.2			196	.2
Greater than 90.00%:
With mortgage insurance		114	.1			211	.2
With no mortgage insurance		23	.0			29	.0
Subtotal		137	.1			240	.2
Total first mortgage LTVs		99,045	84.4			83,593	82.8
First and second mortgage CLTVs:(b)
At or below 80.00%:
60.00% or less		4,569	3.9			3,442	3.4
60.01% to 70.00%		3,390	2.9			2,906	2.9
70.01% to 80.00%		4,214	3.6			4,308	4.3
Subtotal		12,173	10.4			10,656	10.6
80.01% to 85.00%:
With pool insurance on seconds		795	.7			989	1.0
With no pool insurance		423	.3			312	.3
Subtotal		1,218	1.0			1,301	1.3
85.01% to 90.00%:
With pool insurance on seconds		2,782	2.4			4,510	4.5
With no pool insurance		14	.0			26	.0
Subtotal		2,796	2.4			4,536	4.5
Greater than 90.00%:
With pool insurance on seconds		2,123	1.8			819	.8
With no pool insurance		11	.0			24	.0
Subtotal		2,134	1.8			843	.8
Total first and second CLTVs		18,321	15.6			17,336	17.2
Total portfolio by LTV and CLTV bands(c)	$	117,366	100.0	%	$	100,929	100.0	%

^(a) The mortgage portfolio balances include deferred interest.

^(b) The CLTV calculation excludes any unused portion of a line of credit.

^(c) The total portfolio figures exclude loans on deposits, loans in process, net deferred loan costs, allowance for loans losses, and other miscellaneous premiums and discounts.

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We believe that by emphasizing original LTVs below 80%, minimizing loans with LTVs and CLTVs above 90%, and insuring most loans with original LTVs or CLTVs above 80%, we have helped to mitigate our exposure to a disruption in the real estate market that could cause property values to decline. Nonetheless, it is reasonable to expect that a significant decline in the values of residential real estate could result in increased rates of delinquencies, foreclosures, and losses.

Close Monitoring of the Loan Portfolio

In addition to the steps we take to manage credit risk when loans are first originated, we also actively monitor our loan portfolio. In doing so, our objective is to detect any credit risk issues early so we can mitigate risks in the portfolio and also can revise terms for new originations. For example, we do the following:

• conduct periodic loan reviews;

• analyze market trends in lending territories and appropriately adjust loan terms, such as required original LTV or CLTV ratios;

• review loans that become nonperforming assets to evaluate if there were detectable signs we should incorporate into the training of underwriting and appraisal staff;

• identify segments of the portfolio that might have more vulnerability to credit risk, either because of geography, LTV or CLTV ratio, credit score, or a combination of these and other factors;

• work with customers who may present potential risks, either now or in the future, and offer them counseling or other programs to try to reduce the potential for future problems.

As a risk-averse portfolio lender, we closely monitor and analyze many factors that could impact the credit risk of individual loans or segments of loans in the portfolio. One of these factors is deferred interest, which has received recent industry-wide attention largely because new participants in the option ARM market have been originating a greater volume of loans that can incur deferred interest.

We have 25 years of experience managing a portfolio of loans structured to allow borrowers to incur deferred interest. Our experience suggests that deferred interest is principally a loan-by-loan credit issue. We believe that much of the deferred interest in our portfolio is on loans with limited credit risk. A loan may have limited credit risk for one or more reasons, including the following:

• the loan had a low original LTV or CLTV;

• the property value appreciated, resulting in a low current LTV or CLTV;

• the borrower’s payment is at or near the fully-indexed rate;

• the borrower has a strong credit history or substantial assets;

• the loan has a limited amount of deferred interest;

• the borrower periodically pays down a deferred interest balance; or

• the loan is covered by mortgage or pool insurance.

In addition, as discussed above under “The Loan Portfolio – Structural Features of our ARMs,” we have structured our loans to try to reduce the potential credit risk that might result from a significant early change in a borrower’s payment. In particular, most of our loans are scheduled to have a payment change without respect to any annual limit in order to reamortize the loan over its remaining life at the end of the tenth year or when the loan balance reaches 125% of the original amount. We term this reamortization a “recast.” Historically, most loans in our portfolio have paid off before the loan’s payment is recast.

The following table shows the amount of deferred interest in the loan portfolio at December 31, 2005 by LTV and CLTV and year of origination. The table shows that much of the deferred interest in the portfolio is in loans that we believe have limited credit risk, such as loans with LTVs or CLTVs at or below 80%. We also believe many of the properties securing the loans we originated prior to 2005 have experienced price appreciation.

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TABLE 51

Deferred Interest in the Loan Portfolio

by LTV/CLTV Bands and Year of Origination

As of December 31, 2005

(Dollars in Thousands)

	Year of Origination (a)
	2005		2004		2003 and Prior		Total
Deferred interest balance by LTV/CLTV(b)
At or below 80.00%
60.00% or less	$	22,543	$	27,031	$	8,897	$	58,471
60.01% to 70.00%		31,848		35,809		9,980		77,637
70.01% to 80.00%		71,853		84,477		23,068		179,398
Subtotal		126,244		147,317		41,945		315,506
80.01% to 85.00%		46,938		54,903		12,996		114,837
85.01% to 90.00%		2,146		3,223		1,190		6,559
Greater than 90.00%(c)		4,839		5,684		1,391		11,914
Total deferred interest	$	180,167	$	211,127	$	57,522	$	448,816

^(a) The first lien’s origination year is used in this table if a second lien has a different origination year from the associated first lien.

^(b) First mortgage LTVs and first and second mortgage CLTVs are both included in this table. These calculations rarely take into account any changes in property value since the time of origination.

^(c) Approximately 99% of this deferred interest is on loans covered by mortgage or pool insurance.

The aggregate amount of deferred interest in the loan portfolio amounted to $449 million, $55 million, and $21 million at December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively. Deferred interest amounted to less than .39% of the total loan portfolio on those dates. Deferred interest levels increased primarily because the balance of ARM loans in our portfolio increased by $41 billion since 2003, the indexes on our ARMs increased, the minimum payment on most new and many existing loans was less than the interest due, and many borrowers made monthly payments that were lower than the amount of interest due. We do not believe the aggregate amount of deferred interest in the portfolio is a principal indicator of credit risk exposure. Nonetheless, we carefully monitor the payment behavior and performance of all loans with deferred interest.

Based on our 25-year track record with ARM loans that have the potential for deferred interest, together with our underwriting and appraisal processes, we believe we can manage incremental credit risk that may be associated with loans with deferred interest. We continually analyze the portfolio and market trends to try to detect issues early enough so we can minimize future credit losses. As short-term interest rates have risen, we have begun increasing the minimum payment allowable on many of our new originations because the discount between the minimum payment and the fully-indexed payment affects the amount of deferred interest loans incur and could affect the loans’ potential credit risk.

Asset Quality

An important measure of the soundness of our loan and MBS portfolio is the ratio of nonperforming assets (NPAs) and troubled debt restructured (TDRs) to total assets. Nonperforming assets include nonaccrual loans (that is, loans, including loans securitized into MBS with recourse, that are 90 days or more past due) and real estate acquired through foreclosure. No interest is recognized on nonaccrual loans. TDRs are made up of

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loans on which delinquent payments have been capitalized or on which temporary interest rate reductions have been made, primarily to customers impacted by adverse economic conditions.

Our credit risk management practices have enabled us to have low NPAs and TDRs throughout our history. However, even by our standards, NPAs and TDRs have been unusually low in recent years. Although we believe that our lending practices have historically been the primary contributor to our low NPAs and TDRs, the sustained period of low interest rates and rapid home price appreciation during the past several years contributed to the unusually low level of NPAs and TDRs. It is unlikely that such historically low levels of NPAs and TDRs will continue indefinitely.

The following table sets forth the components of our NPAs and TDRs and the various ratios to total assets at December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003.

TABLE 52

Nonperforming Assets and Troubled Debt Restructured

2003 - 2005

(Dollars in Thousands)

	December 31
	2005			2004			2003
Nonaccrual loans	$	373,671		$	332,329		$	410,064
Foreclosed real estate		8,682			11,461			13,904
Total nonperforming assets	$	382,353		$	343,790		$	423,968
TDRs	$	124		$	3,810		$	3,105
Ratio of NPAs to total assets		.31	%		.32	%		.51	%
Ratio of TDRs to total assets		.00	%		.00	%		.00	%
Ratio of NPAs and TDRs to total assets		.31	%		.33	%		.51	%

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The following table sets forth the components of our NPAs for Northern and Southern California and for all states with more than 2% of the total loan balance at December 31, 2005.

TABLE 53

Nonperforming Assets by State

2003 - 2005

(Dollars in Thousands)

State	2005		NPAs as a % of Loans		2004		NPAs as a % of Loans		2003		NPAs as a % of Loans
Northern California	$	95,579	.24	%	$	86,906	.25	%	$	118,322	.43	%
Southern California		51,436	.16			48,351	.17			79,773	.38
Total California		147,015	.20			135,257	.21			198,095	.41
Florida		24,609	.30			23,903	.40			30,009	.68
New Jersey		23,641	.44			19,452	.44			20,526	.68
Texas		48,930	1.43			48,585	1.45			43,489	1.47
Illinois		15,593	.53			14,000	.52			14,509	.75
Virginia		2,064	.08			2,182	.10			3,088	.22
Washington		11,553	.46			12,736	.54			14,268	.69
Other states(a)		108,948	.55			87,675	.52			99,984	.82
Total	$	382,353	.33	%	$	343,790	.34	%	$	423,968	.55	%

^(a) All states included in Other states have total loan balances with less than 2% of total loans.

The balances of NPAs at December 31, 2005 and 2004 reflected the impact of a strong economy and housing market. We attribute the relatively high level of NPAs in Texas to economic difficulties in the state over the past several years. Although economic conditions may be improving in the state, some weakness remains in the residential lending market. We closely monitor all delinquencies and take appropriate steps to protect our interests.

Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses reflects our estimate of the probable credit losses inherent in the loans receivable balance. Each quarter we review the allowance. Additions to or reductions from the allowance are reflected in the provision for loan losses in current earnings.

In order to evaluate the adequacy of the allowance, we determine an allocated component and an unallocated component. The allocated component consists of reserves on loans that we evaluate on a pool basis, primarily our large portfolio of one-to four-family loans, as well as loans that we evaluate on an individual basis, such as major multi-family and commercial real estate loans. However, the entire allowance is available to absorb credit losses inherent in the total loan receivable balance.

To evaluate the adequacy of the reserves for pooled loans, we use a model that is based on our historical repayment rates, foreclosure rates, and loss experience over multiple business cycles. Data for the model is gathered using an internal database that identifies and measures losses on loans and foreclosed real estate broken down by age of the loan. To evaluate the adequacy of reserves on individually evaluated loans, we measure impairment based on the fair value of the collateral taking into consideration the estimated sale price, cost of refurbishing the security property, payment of delinquent property taxes, and costs of disposal.

We have also established an unallocated component to address the imprecision and range of probable outcomes inherent in our estimates of credit losses. The amount of the unallocated reserve takes into consideration many factors, including trends in economic growth, unemployment, housing market activity, home

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prices for the nation and individual geographic regions, and the level of mortgage turnover. The ratios of allocated allowance and unallocated allowance to total allowance may change from period to period.

The table below shows the changes in the allowance for loan losses for the years ending December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003.

TABLE 54

Changes in Allowance for Loan Losses

2003 - 2005

(Dollars in Thousands)

	Year Ended December 31
	2005			2004			2003
Beginning allowance for loan losses	$	290,110		$	289,937		$	281,097
Provision for losses		8,290			3,401			11,864
Loans charged off		(4,363	)		(4,613	)		(3,633	)
Recoveries		1,822			1,385			609
Ending allowance for loan losses	$	295,859		$	290,110		$	289,937
Ratio of provision for loan losses to average loans receivable and MBS with recourse held to maturity		.01	%		.00	%		.02	%
Ratio of net chargeoffs to average loans receivable and MBS with recourse held to maturity		.00	%		.00	%		.00	%
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to total loans held for investment and MBS with recourse held to maturity		.25	%		.28	%		.37	%
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to NPAs		77.4	%		84.4	%		68.4	%

The provision for losses charged to expense in 2005, 2004, and 2003 reflected the lower level of nonperforming assets as well as the strong nationwide housing market and the prevailing economic conditions during those years.

Management of Other Risks

We manage other risks that are common to companies in other industries, including operational, regulatory, and management risk.

Operational Risk

Operational risk refers to the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed processes or systems, human factors, or external events. These events could result in financial losses and other negative consequences, including reputational harm.

We mitigate operational risk in a variety of ways, including the following:

• we promote a corporate culture focused on high ethical conduct, superior customer service, and continual process and productivity improvements;

• we focus our efforts on a single line of business;

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• our management and Board of Directors generally have long tenures with the Company, giving us the benefit of experience and institutional memory in managing through business cycles and addressing other strategic issues;

• our business managers have the responsibility for adopting and monitoring appropriate controls for their business units, both under long-standing banking regulations and Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;

• we have maintained an Internal Audit Department for decades that regularly audits our business, including operational controls and information security; the Internal Audit Department reports directly to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, all of the members of which are independent directors under the New York Stock Exchange’s corporate governance standards;

• we maintain strong relationships and open dialogue with our regulators, who regularly conduct evaluations of our operations and controls;

• our management has regular discussions with rating agencies that routinely evaluate our creditworthiness;

• our business managers and other employees, as well as internal and external legal counsel and auditors, understand they are expected to communicate any material issues not otherwise properly addressed promptly to senior management and, if appropriate, the Board of Directors or a committee thereof;

• we monitor the strength and reputations of our counterparties;

• we perform as many of the business functions and operations internally as economically feasible to retain control of our operations;

• we have and enforce codes of conduct and ethics for employees, officers, and directors; and

• we have insurance and contingency plans in place in case of enterprise-wide business interruption.

Although these actions cannot fully protect us from all operational risks, we believe that they do help protect us from many adverse events and also reduce the severity of issues that might arise.

Regulatory Risk

By regulatory risk, we mean the risk that laws or regulations could change in a manner that adversely affects our business. This is a risk that is largely outside our control, although we participate in and monitor legal, regulatory, and judicial developments that could impact our business. Among the issues that have received attention recently include:

• laws and regulations that impact lending, deposit, and mutual fund activities;

• rules that affect the amount of regulatory capital that banks and other types of financial institutions are required to maintain;

• changes to the regulation of the housing government sponsored enterprises, including the Federal Home Loan Banks; and

• federal and state privacy laws and regulations that impact how customer information can be used.

We continue to work with policymakers, trade groups, and others to try to ensure that any legal or regulatory developments reflect sound public policy.

Management Risk

Management risk is mitigated by having well-trained and experienced employees in key positions who can assume management roles in both the immediate and longer-term future. In addition, senior management meets at least twice a year with the Board of Directors in executive sessions to discuss recommendations and evaluations of potential successors to key members of management, along with a review of any development plans that are recommended for such individuals.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following table summarizes selected income statement results for 2005, 2004, and 2003.

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Selected Financial Results

2003 – 2005

(Dollars in Millions)

	Year Ended December 31
	2005			2004			2003
Interest income	$	6,200		$	4,178		$	3,529
Interest expense		3,265			1,560			1,320
Net interest income		2,935			2,618			2,209
Provision for loan losses		8			3			12
Noninterest income		462			294			313
General and administrative expenses		963			840			721
Taxes on income		940			789			683
Net earnings	$	1,486		$	1,280		$	1,106
Average earning assets		115,401			92,441		$	72,351
Average primary spread		2.38	%		2.76	%		2.94	%

Net Interest Income

The largest component of our revenue and earnings is net interest income, which is the difference between the interest and dividends earned on loans and other investments and the interest paid on customer deposits and borrowings. Long-term growth of our net interest income, and hence earnings, is related to the ability to expand the mortgage portfolio, our primary earning asset, by originating and retaining high-quality adjustable rate home loans. In the short term, however, net interest income can be influenced by business conditions, especially movements in short-term interest rates, which can temporarily affect the level of net interest income.

The 12% increase in net interest income in 2005 compared with the prior year resulted primarily from the growth in the loan portfolio. Between December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2005, our earning asset balance increased by $17 billion or 16%. This growth resulted from strong mortgage originations which more than offset loan repayments and loan sales. Partially offsetting the benefit to net interest income of a larger average earning asset balance in 2005 was a decrease in our average primary spread, which is the monthly average of the monthend difference between the yield on loans and other investments and the rate paid on deposits and borrowings. The primary spread is discussed previously under “Asset/Liability Management.” The increase in net interest income in 2004 as compared to 2003 resulted from the expansion of our earning assets which was partially offset by a decrease in our average primary spread.

Noninterest Income

The increase in noninterest income in 2005 as compared to 2004 resulted primarily from an increase in prepayment fees primarily due to higher loan prepayments. Prepayment fees amounted to $301 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 compared to $164 million and $111 million for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

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General and Administrative Expenses

G&A expenses increased in 2005 to support the continued investment in resources to support current activity and future growth.

G&A as a percentage of average assets was .82%, .90%, and .98% for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively. G&A as a percentage of average assets was lower in 2005 as compared to 2004 and in 2004 as compared to 2003 because average assets grew faster than the growth in general and administrative expenses. The efficiency ratio amounted to 28.33%, 28.85%, and 28.57% for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively.

Taxes on Income

We utilize the accrual method of accounting for income tax purposes. Taxes as a percentage of earnings were 38.75%, 38.15%, and 38.18% for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively. From quarter to quarter, the effective tax rate may fluctuate due to various state tax matters, particularly changes in the volume of business activity in the various states in which we operate.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Liquidity Management

The objective of our liquidity management is to ensure we have sufficient liquid resources to meet all our obligations in a timely and cost-effective manner under both normal operational conditions and periods of market stress. We monitor our liquidity position on a daily basis so that we have sufficient funds available to meet operating requirements, including supporting our lending and deposit activities and replacing maturing obligations. We also review our liquidity profile on a regular basis to ensure that the capital needs of Golden West and its bank subsidiaries are met and that we can maintain strong credit ratings.

The creation and maintenance of collateral is an important component of our liquidity management. Loans, securitized loans, and, to a much smaller extent, purchased MBS are available to be used as collateral for borrowings. Our objective is to maintain a sufficient supply and variety of collateral so that we have the flexibility to access different secured borrowings at any time. We regularly test ourselves against various scenarios to confirm that we would have more than sufficient collateral to meet borrowing needs under both current and adverse market conditions

The principal sources of funds for Golden West at the holding company level are dividends from subsidiaries, interest on investments, and the proceeds from the issuance of debt securities. Various statutory and regulatory restrictions and tax considerations limit the amount of dividends WSB can distribute to GDW. The principal liquidity needs of Golden West are for the payment of interest and principal on debt securities, capital contributions to its insured bank subsidiary, dividends to stockholders, the repurchase of Golden West stock, and general and administrative expenses.

WSB’s principal sources of funds are cash flows generated from loan repayments; deposits; borrowings from the FHLB of San Francisco; borrowings from its WTX subsidiary; bank notes; debt collateralized by mortgages, MBS, or securities; sales of loans; earnings; and borrowings from Golden West. In addition, WSB has other alternatives available to provide liquidity or finance operations including wholesale certificates of deposit, federal funds purchased, and additional borrowings from private and public offerings of debt. Furthermore, under certain conditions, WSB may borrow from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco to meet short-term cash needs. As of December 31, 2005, WSB maintained approximately $6.4 billion of

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collateral with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco to expedite its ability to borrow from the Federal Reserve Bank if necessary.

Capital Management

Strong capital levels are important for the safe and sound operation of a financial institution. One of our key operating objectives is to maintain a strong capital position to support growth of our loan portfolio and provide substantial operating flexibility. Also, capital invested in earning assets enhances profit. Maintaining strong capital reserves also allows our bank subsidiaries to meet and exceed regulatory capital requirements and contributes to favorable credit ratings. As of December 31, 2005, WSB, our primary subsidiary, had credit ratings of Aa3 and AA-, respectively, from Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s, the nation’s two leading credit evaluation agencies.

Stockholders’ Equity

Our stockholders’ equity amounted to $8.7 billion, $7.3 billion, and $5.9 billion as of December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively. All of our stockholders’ equity is tangible common equity. Stockholders’ equity increased by $1.4 billion during 2005 as a result of net earnings partially offset by the $58 million cost of the repurchase of Company stock, the payment of quarterly dividends to stockholders, and the decreased market value of securities available for sale. Stockholders’ equity increased by $1.3 billion during 2004 as a result of net earnings and increased market values of securities available for sale partially offset by the payment of quarterly dividends to stockholders.

Uses of Capital

As in prior years, we retained most of our earnings in 2005. The 19% growth in our net worth allowed us to support the substantial growth in our loan portfolio. Expanding the balance of our loans receivable is the first priority for use of our capital, because these earning assets generate the net interest income that is our largest source of revenue. Even with high asset growth of 17%, our stockholders’ equity to asset ratio was 6.96% at December 31, 2005.

In September 2001, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 31,733,708 shares. Unless modified or revoked by the Board of Directors, the 2001 authorization does not expire. During 2005, the Company repurchased 985,000 shares of Golden West common stock. As of December 31, 2005, 17,671,358 shares remained available for purchase under the stock purchase program that our Board of Directors has authorized. Earnings from WSB are expected to continue to be the major source of funding for the stock repurchase program. The repurchase of Golden West stock is not intended to have a material impact on the normal liquidity of the Company.

Regulatory Capital

Our bank subsidiaries, WSB and WTX, are subject to capital requirements described in detail in Note R to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. As of December 31, 2005, the date of the most recent report to the Office of Thrift Supervision, WSB and WTX were considered “well-capitalized,” the highest capital tier established by the OTS and other bank regulatory agencies. There are no conditions or events that have occurred since that date that we believe would have an impact on the “well-capitalized” categorization of WSB or WTX. These high capital levels qualify our bank subsidiaries for the minimum federal deposit insurance rates and enable our subsidiaries to minimize time-consuming and expensive regulatory burdens.

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OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS AND CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

All subsidiaries of Golden West are 100% owned and are included in our consolidated financial statements.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Like other mortgage lenders and in the ordinary course of our business, we enter into agreements to lend to a customer provided that the customer satisfies the terms of the contract. Loan commitments have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses. Prior to entering each commitment, we evaluate the customer’s creditworthiness and the value of the property. The amount of outstanding loan commitments at December 31, 2005 was $1.9 billion. The vast majority of these commitments were for adjustable rate mortgages.

In the ordinary course of business, we borrow from the FHLBs. At December 31, 2005, we had no commitments outstanding for advances from the FHLBs.

Contractual Obligations

We enter into contractual obligations in the ordinary course of business, including debt issuances for the funding of operations and leases for premises. We do not have any significant capital lease or purchase obligations. The following table summarizes our significant contractual obligations and commitments to make future payments under contracts by remaining maturity at December 31, 2005, except for short-term borrowing arrangements and postretirement benefit plans.

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Contractual Obligations

As of December 31, 2005

(Dollars in Millions)

	Payments Due by Period
	Total		Less than 1 year		1-3 years		4-5 years		After 5 years
Long-term debt(a)	$	49,143	$	11,375	$	26,044	$	10,787	$	937
Operating leases		218		35		59		36		88
Total	$	49,361	$	11,410	$	26,103	$	10,823	$	1,025

^(a) Includes long-term FHLB advances, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, and senior debt.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND USES OF ESTIMATES

Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions about future events, including interest rate levels and repayments rates. These estimates and assumptions affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates and assumptions because of changes in the business environment.

Our significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note A to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Management reviews and approves our significant accounting policies on a quarterly basis and discusses them with the Audit Committee at least annually.

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We believe that the policy regarding the determination of our allowance for loan losses is our most critical accounting policy as it has a material impact on our financial statements and requires management’s most difficult, subjective, and complex judgments. The allowance for loan losses reflects management’s estimates of the probable credit losses inherent in our loans receivable balance. The allowance for loan losses, and the resulting provision for loan losses, is based on judgments and assumptions about many external factors, including current trends in economic growth, unemployment, housing market activity, home price appreciation, and the level of mortgage turnover. Additions to and reductions from the allowance are recognized in current earnings based upon management’s quarterly reviews. A further discussion can be found in “Management of Credit Risk – Allowance for Loan Losses.”

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (Revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (SFAS 123R). This Statement is a revision of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (SFAS 123) and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25 “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (APB 25). This Statement requires a public entity to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award (with limited exceptions). That cost will be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award. This Statement is effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year that begins after December 15, 2005. In October 2005, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) FAS 123R-2, “Practical Accommodation to the Application of Grant Date as Defined in SFAS 123.” The FSP provides guidance on the application of grant date as defined in SFAS 123. The FSP will be applied upon initial adoption of SFAS 123R. The Company expects that the adoption of SFAS 123R will result in amounts that are similar to the current pro forma disclosures under SFAS 123.

In November 2005, the FASB issued FSP SFAS 123R-3, “Transition Election Related to Accounting for the Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment Awards.” The FSP provides a practical transition election related to accounting for the tax effects of share-based payments to employees. The FSP is effective as of November 10, 2005. A company may make a one-time election to adopt the transition method described in the FSP. The Company expects to make this election.

In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections” (SFAS 154). This Statement replaces APB Opinion No. 20, “Accounting Changes,” and SFAS No. 3, “Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements,” and revises the requirements for the accounting for and reporting of a change in an accounting principle. SFAS 154 applies to all voluntary changes in accounting principles and to changes required by an accounting pronouncement in the unusual instance that the pronouncement does not include specific transition provisions. This Statement requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements of a change in accounting principle. This Statement shall be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005, but early adoption is permitted.

In November 2005, the FASB issued FSP SFAS 115-1 and SFAS 124-1, “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments.” The FSP specifically nullifies the recognition and measurement provisions of Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue 03-1 and references existing other-than-temporary impairment guidance. The FSP carries forward the disclosure requirements included in EITF Issue 03-1. The FSP is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2005. Earlier application is permitted. The adoption of the FSP will not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

See “Management of Interest Rate Risk” on pages 44 through 50 in Item 7.

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

See Index included on page 74 and the financial statements, which begin on page F-1, which are incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

Inapplicable.

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company has carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2005. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to the Company (including its consolidated subsidiaries) required to be included in the Company’s periodic SEC filings. No significant changes were made in the Company’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls during the quarter ended December 31, 2005.

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Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The management of Golden West Financial Corporation and subsidiaries (the Company or Golden West) is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. The Company’s internal control system was designed to provide reasonable assurance to the Company’s management and Board of Directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements.

Golden West’s management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005. In making this assessment, we used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework. Based on our assessment, we believe that as of December 31, 2005, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective based on those criteria.

Golden West’s independent auditors, Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, have issued an audit report on our assessment of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and their report follows.

March 3, 2006	/s/ Herbert M. Sandler
	Herbert M. Sandler
	Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
March 3, 2006	/s/ Marion O. Sandler
	Marion O. Sandler
	Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
March 3, 2006	/s/ Russell W. Kettell
	Russell W. Kettell
	President and Chief Financial Officer

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of

Golden West Financial Corporation

Oakland, California

We have audited management’s assessment, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, that Golden West Financial Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”) maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management’s assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

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We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management’s assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinions.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the company’s board of directors, management, and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, management’s assessment that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on the criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, based on the criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2005 of the Company and our report dated March 3, 2006 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Oakland, California

March 3, 2006

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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

Inapplicable.

PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

For information concerning the directors and executive officers of the Registrant, see pages 3 and 4 and pages 11 through 12 of the Registrant’s Proxy Statement dated March 10, 2006, which are incorporated herein by reference, and page 8 of Item 1 herein.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information required by this Item 11 is set forth in Registrant’s Proxy Statement dated March 10, 2006, on pages 9, 10, and 13 through 15 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The information required by this Item 403 of Regulation S-K is set forth on pages 3 and 4 and pages 11 and 12 of Registrant’s Proxy Statement dated March 10, 2006, and is incorporated herein by reference. The information required by Item 201(d) of Regulation S-K is set forth in Item 5 herein.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

See “Indebtedness of Management” on page 14 of the Registrant’s Proxy Statement dated March 10, 2006, which is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

The information required by Item 9(e) of Schedule 14A is set forth on page 16 of Registrant’s Proxy Statement dated March 10, 2006, and is incorporated herein by reference.

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PART IV

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a) (1) Index to Financial Statements

See Index included on page 74 and the financial statements, which begin on page F-1.

(2) Index to Financial Statement Schedules

Financial statement schedules are omitted because they are not required or because the required information is included in the financial statements or the notes thereto.

(3) Index to Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
3 (a)	Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 1-4629) for the quarter ended March 31, 2004.
3 (b)	By-Laws, as amended, are incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(b) to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 1-4629) for the quarter ended June 30, 2004.
4 (a)	The Registrant agrees to furnish to the Commission, upon request, a copy of each instrument with respect to issues of long-term debt, the authorized principal amount of which does not exceed 10% of the total assets of the Company.
10 (a)	1996 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated February 2, 1996, and as further amended May 2, 2001, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 (a) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 1-4629) for the year ended December 31, 2002.
10 (b)	Incentive Bonus Plan, as amended and restated, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit A of the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed on March 15, 2002, for the Company’s 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
10 (c)	Deferred Compensation Agreement between the Company and James T. Judd is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(b) of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 1-4629) for the year ended December 31, 1986.
10 (d)	Deferred Compensation Agreement between the Company and Russell W. Kettell is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(c) of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 1-4629) for the year ended December 31, 1986.
10 (e)	Deferred Compensation Agreement between the Company and Gary R. Bradley.
10 (f)	Form of Supplemental Retirement Agreement between the Company and certain executive officers is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 (g) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 1-4629) for the year ended December 31, 2002.
10 (g)	Form of Indemnification Agreement for use by the Company with its directors is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(h) of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 1-4629) for the quarter ended March 31, 2003.

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(3) Index to Exhibits (continued)

Exhibit No.	Description
10 (h)	2005 Stock Incentive Plan is incorporated by reference to Exhibit A of the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement and Schedule 14A, filed on March 11, 2005, for the Company’s 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Form of Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement under the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan is incorporated by reference to the 8-K filed on October 25, 2005.
21 (a)	Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
23 (a)	Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
31.1	Section 302 Certification of Principal Executive Officer.
31.2	Section 302 Certification of Principal Executive Officer.
31.3	Section 302 Certification of Principal Financial Officer.
32	Section 906 Certification of Principal Executive Officers and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

(b) Form S-8 Undertaking

For the purposes of complying with the amendments to the rules governing Form S-8 (effective July 13, 1990) under the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes as follows, which undertaking shall be incorporated by reference into Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 33-14833 (filed June 5, 1987):

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer, or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

GOLDEN WEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Herbert M. Sandler
	Herbert M. Sandler,
	Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
By:	/s/ Marion O. Sandler
	Marion O. Sandler,
	Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
By:	/s/ Russell W. Kettell
	Russell W. Kettell,
	President and Chief Financial Officer
By:	/s/ William C. Nunan
	William C. Nunan,
	Chief Accounting Officer

Dated: March 8, 2006

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated:

/s/ Maryellen C. Herringer	3/8/06	/s/ Bernard A. Osher	3/8/06
Maryellen C. Herringer		Bernard A. Osher
Director		Director
/s/ Jerome Gitt	3/8/06	/s/ Kenneth T. Rosen	3/8/06
Jerome Gitt		Kenneth T. Rosen
Director		Director
/s/ Antonia Hernandez	3/8/06	/s/ Herbert M. Sandler	3/8/06
Antonia Hernandez		Herbert M. Sandler
Director		Director
/s/ Patricia A. King	3/8/06	/s/ Marion O. Sandler	3/8/06
Patricia A. King		Marion O. Sandler
Director		Director
		/s/ Leslie Tang Schilling	3/8/06
		Leslie Tang Schilling
		Director

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

	Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	F-1
Golden West Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries:
Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition as of December 31, 2005 and 2004	F-2
Consolidated Statement of Net Earnings for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003	F-3
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003	F-4
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003	F-5, F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	F-7

All supplemental schedules are omitted as inapplicable or because the required information is included in the financial statements or notes thereto.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of

Golden West Financial Corporation

Oakland, California

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial condition of Golden West Financial Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated statements of net earnings, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2005. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Golden West Financial Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2005 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, based on the criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated March 3, 2006 expressed an unqualified opinion on management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Oakland, California

March 3, 2006

F-1

GOLDEN WEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

(Dollars in thousands except per share figures)

	December 31
	2005		2004
ASSETS
Cash	$	518,161	$	292,421
Federal funds sold and other investments		1,321,626		936,353
Securities available for sale, at fair value		382,499		438,032
Purchased mortgage-backed securities available for sale, at fair value		11,781		14,438
Purchased mortgage-backed securities held to maturity, at cost		303,703		375,632
Mortgage-backed securities with recourse held to maturity, at cost		1,168,480		1,719,982
Loans Receivable:
Loans held for sale		83,365		52,325
Loans held for investment less allowance for loan losses of $295,859 and $290,110		117,798,600		100,506,854
Total Loans Receivable		117,881,965		100,559,179
Interest earned but uncollected		392,303		248,073
Investment in capital stock of Federal Home Loan Banks		1,857,580		1,563,276
Foreclosed real estate		8,682		11,461
Premises and equipment, net		403,084		391,523
Other assets		365,299		338,171
Total Assets	$	124,615,163	$	106,888,541

	December 31
	2005		2004
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Deposits	$	60,158,319	$	52,965,311
Advances from Federal Home Loan Banks		38,961,165		33,781,895
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		5,000,000		3,900,000
Bank notes		2,393,951		2,709,895
Senior debt		8,194,266		5,291,840
Taxes on income		547,653		561,772
Other liabilities		688,844		402,952
Total Liabilities		115,944,198		99,613,665
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, par value $1.00:
Authorized 20,000,000 shares Issued and outstanding, none
Common stock, par value $.10:
Authorized 600,000,000 shares Issued and outstanding, 308,041,776 and 306,524,716 shares		30,804		30,652
Additional paid-in capital		338,997		263,770
Retained earnings		8,077,466		6,728,998
		8,447,267		7,023,420
Accumulated other comprehensive income from unrealized gains on securities, net of income tax of $140,482 and $158,347		223,698		251,456
Total Stockholders’ Equity		8,670,965		7,274,876
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	124,615,163	$	106,888,541

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

F-2

GOLDEN WEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF NET EARNINGS

(Dollars in thousands except per share figures)

	Year Ended December 31
	2005		2004		2003
Interest Income:
Interest on loans	$	5,969,566	$	3,976,619	$	3,178,087
Interest on mortgage-backed securities		92,746		131,720		261,712
Interest and dividends on investments		137,584		70,517		88,545
		6,199,896		4,178,856		3,528,344
Interest Expense:
Interest on deposits		1,550,517		944,493		938,123
Interest on advances		1,221,795		448,535		269,793
Interest on repurchase agreements		155,511		49,589		9,048
Interest on other borrowings		337,002		117,634		102,996
		3,264,825		1,560,251		1,319,960
Net Interest Income		2,935,071		2,618,605		2,208,384
Provision for loan losses		8,290		3,401		11,864
Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses		2,926,781		2,615,204		2,196,520
Noninterest Income:
Fees		369,867		210,576		163,306
Gain on sale of securities and loans		10,514		13,216		72,274
Other		81,755		70,131		77,750
		462,136		293,923		313,330
Noninterest Expense:
General and administrative:
Personnel		655,425		547,432		453,476
Occupancy		92,877		86,117		76,649
Technology and telecommunications		89,900		79,453		78,701
Deposit insurance		7,556		7,068		6,683
Advertising		28,633		26,743		22,516
Other		88,024		93,313		82,490
		962,415		840,126		720,515
Earnings before Taxes on Income		2,426,502		2,069,001		1,789,335
Taxes on Income		940,338		789,280		683,236
Net Earnings	$	1,486,164	$	1,279,721	$	1,106,099
Basic Earnings Per Share	$	4.83	$	4.19	$	3.63
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$	4.77	$	4.13	$	3.57
Dividends declared per common share	$	.26	$	.21	$	.1775
Average common shares outstanding		307,388,071		305,470,587		305,047,184
Average diluted common shares outstanding		311,790,191		310,119,746		309,974,406

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

F-3

GOLDEN WEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Dollars in thousands except per share figures)

	Number of Shares		Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital			Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income			Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance at January 1, 2003	307,042,206		$	15,352		$	198,162		$	4,612,529		$	199,207		$	5,025,250
Net earnings				-0-			-0-			1,106,099			-0-			1,106,099
Change in unrealized gains on securities available for sale				-0-			-0-			-0-			(1,501	)		(1,501	)
Reclassification adjustment for gains included in income				-0-			-0-			-0-			(7	)		(7	)
Comprehensive income																1,104,591
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options, including tax benefits	1,108,750			55			22,761			-0-			-0-			22,816
Purchase and retirement of shares of Company stock	(3,912,740	)		(195	)		-0-			(151,035	)		-0-			(151,230	)
Cash dividends on common stock				-0-			-0-			(54,159	)		-0-			(54,159	)
Balance at December 31, 2003	304,238,216			15,212			220,923			5,513,434			197,699			5,947,268
Net earnings				-0-			-0-			1,279,721			-0-			1,279,721
Change in unrealized gains on securities available for sale				-0-			-0-			-0-			53,757			53,757
Comprehensive income																1,333,478
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options, including tax benefits	2,286,500			122			58,165			-0-			-0-			58,287
Common stock split effected by means of a two-for-one stock dividend				15,318			(15,318	)		-0-			-0-			-0-
Cash dividends on common stock				-0-			-0-			(64,157	)		-0-			(64,157	)
Balance at December 31, 2004	306,524,716			30,652			263,770			6,728,998			251,456			7,274,876
Net earnings				-0-			-0-			1,486,164			-0-			1,486,164
Change in unrealized gains on securities available for sale				-0-			-0-			-0-			(27,758	)		(27,758	)
Comprehensive income																1,458,406
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options, including tax benefits	2,502,060			251			75,227			-0-			-0-			75,478
Purchase and retirement of shares of Company stock	(985,000	)		(99	)		-0-			(57,785	)		-0-			(57,884	)
Cash dividends on common stock				-0-			-0-			(79,911	)		-0-			(79,911	)
Balance at December 31, 2005	308,041,776		$	30,804		$	338,997		$	8,077,466		$	223,698		$	8,670,965

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

F-4

GOLDEN WEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in thousands)

	Year Ended December 31
	2005			2004			2003
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net earnings	$	1,486,164		$	1,279,721		$	1,106,099
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for loan losses		8,290			3,401			11,864
Amortization of net loan costs		343,710			189,367			100,579
Depreciation and amortization		53,423			48,587			42,379
Loans originated for sale		(363,274	)		(428,526	)		(2,003,352	)
Sales of loans		792,212			552,964			3,217,876
Increase in interest earned but uncollected		(139,507	)		(60,812	)		(2,114	)
Decrease (increase) in deferred interest		(394,200	)		(34,157	)		41,450
Federal Home Loan Bank stock dividends		(71,366	)		(44,458	)		(40,854	)
Decrease (increase) in other assets		(37,437	)		60,415			146,553
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities		248,321			117,431			(10,128	)
Increase (decrease) in taxes on income		43,928			(3,963	)		84,061
Other, net		948			(1,228	)		(1,925	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		1,971,212			1,678,742			2,692,488
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
New loan activity:
New real estate loans originated for investment portfolio		(51,153,125	)		(48,560,551	)		(33,981,369	)
Real estate loans purchased		(1,277	)		(46,769	)		(2,115	)
Other, net		213,623			(212,104	)		(414,193	)
		(50,940,779	)		(48,819,424	)		(34,397,677	)
Real estate loan principal repayments		33,375,894			23,258,098			18,034,803
Purchases of mortgage-backed securities held to maturity		-0-			(19,028	)		(366,509	)
Repayments of mortgage-backed securities		446,322			897,283			2,007,746
Proceeds from sales of foreclosed real estate		43,444			49,284			54,231
Decrease (increase) in federal funds sold, securities purchased under agreements to resell, and other investments		(385,273	)		603,152			(1,160,667	)
Decrease (increase) in securities available for sale		10,326			(10,511	)		202,914
Purchases of Federal Home Loan Bank stock		(227,661	)		(369,979	)		(37,185	)
Additions to premises and equipment		(66,089	)		(81,396	)		(53,892	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(17,743,816	)		(24,492,521	)		(15,716,236	)

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

F-5

	Year Ended December 31
	2005			2004			2003
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Increase in deposits	$	7,193,008		$	6,238,346		$	5,688,168
Additions to Federal Home Loan Bank advances		14,239,000			16,700,000			10,240,000
Repayments of Federal Home Loan Bank advances		(9,059,730	)		(4,918,340	)		(6,874,865	)
Proceeds from agreements to repurchase securities		9,850,000			6,051,855			4,504,306
Repayments of agreements to repurchase securities		(8,750,000	)		(5,173,240	)		(2,005,220	)
Increase (decrease) in bank notes		(315,944	)		(305,959	)		1,805,929
Net proceeds from senior debt		2,944,509			4,287,595			-0-
Repayments of subordinated notes		-0-			-0-			(200,000	)
Dividends on common stock		(79,911	)		(64,157	)		(54,159	)
Exercise of stock options		35,296			29,277			12,728
Purchase and retirement of Company stock		(57,884	)		-0-			(151,230	)
Net cash provided by financing activities		15,998,344			22,845,377			12,965,657
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash		225,740			31,598			(58,091	)
Cash at beginning of period		292,421			260,823			318,914
Cash at end of period	$	518,161		$	292,421		$	260,823
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for:
Interest	$	3,121,663		$	1,484,231		$	1,328,673
Income taxes		896,413			793,373			599,367
Cash received for interest and dividends		5,661,466			4,080,387			3,569,163
Noncash investing activities:
Loans receivable and loans underlying mortgage-backed securities converted from adjustable rate to fixed-rate		521,820			149,776			1,227,486
Loans transferred to foreclosed real estate		40,676			47,167			57,008
Loans securitized into mortgage-backed securities with recourse recorded as loans receivable		34,332,574			24,535,995			13,663,049
Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity desecuritized into adjustable rate loans and recorded as loans receivable		163,416			1,024,116			-0-
Transfer of loans held for investment from loans held for sale		23,070			69,578			144,323

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

F-6

GOLDEN WEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

NOTE A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Golden West Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries (the Company or Golden West). All of Golden West’s subsidiaries are wholly owned. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. World Savings Bank, FSB (WSB), is a federally chartered savings bank and the Company’s principal operating subsidiary with $124.4 billion in assets at December 31, 2005. The information in these notes relating to WSB includes the accounts of its subsidiaries, the largest of which is World Savings Bank, FSB (Texas) (WTX), a federally chartered savings bank with $13.3 billion of assets at December 31, 2005. Both WSB and WTX are regulated by the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS).

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year financial statements to conform to current year presentation.

Nature of Operations

Golden West, through its financial institution subsidiaries, operates 283 savings branches in 10 states and has lending operations in 39 states. The Company is a residential mortgage portfolio lender and its primary source of revenue is interest from loans and mortgage-backed securities.

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash

Cash is defined as cash on hand and amounts due from banks.

Securities Available for Sale

The Company classifies its investment securities as available for sale. The Company has no trading securities. Securities available for sale are reported at fair value. Fair value is based on quoted market prices. Net unrealized gains and losses are excluded from earnings and reported net of applicable income taxes in accumulated other comprehensive income and as a separate component of stockholders’ equity until realized. Realized gains or losses on sales of securities are recorded in earnings at the time of sale and are determined by the difference between the net sales proceeds and the cost of the security, using specific identification, adjusted for any unamortized premium or discount. If a decline in the fair value is considered to be other-than-temporary, the cost of the asset is reduced and the loss is recorded in noninterest income.

F-7

GOLDEN WEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

Mortgage-Backed Securities

The Company has no mortgage-backed securities (MBS) classified as trading. MBS available for sale are reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported net of applicable income taxes in accumulated other comprehensive income and as a separate component of stockholders’ equity until realized. Realized gains or losses on sales of MBS are recorded in earnings at the time of sale and are determined by the difference between the net sales proceeds and the cost of MBS, using specific identification, adjusted for any unamortized premium or discount. Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity are recorded at cost because the Company has the ability and intent to hold these MBS to maturity. Premiums and discounts on MBS are amortized or accreted using the interest method over the estimated life of the security. If a decline in the fair value is considered to be other-than-temporary, the cost of the asset is reduced and the loss is recorded in noninterest income.

Securitized Loans

The Company securitizes certain loans from its held for investment loan portfolio into MBS which are available to be used as collateral for borrowings. In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities” (SFAS 140), loan securitizations are not recorded as sales because 100% of the beneficial ownership interests are retained by the Company, including both the primary and subordinate retained interests.

Loans securitized after March 31, 2001 are securities included in Loans Receivable. Securities resulting from loan securitizations formed prior to April 1, 2001 are included in MBS with recourse, recorded at cost, and are evaluated for impairment based upon the characteristics of the underlying loans.

Loans Receivable

The Company’s real estate loan portfolio consists primarily of long-term loans collateralized by first deeds of trust on single-family residences and multi-family residential property. In addition to real estate loans, the Company makes loans collateralized by savings accounts.

The option adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) is the Company’s primary real estate loan. Most of the Company’s ARMs carry an interest rate that changes monthly, based on movements in certain indexes. Interest rate changes and monthly payments of principal and interest may be subject to maximum increases. Negative amortization may occur if the payment amount is less than the interest accruing on the loan. A small portion of the Company’s ARMs is originated with a fixed rate for an initial period, primarily 12-36 months.

The Company originates certain loans that are held for sale, primarily fixed-rate loans. These loans are recorded at the lower of cost or fair value. The fair value of loans held for sale is based on observable market prices.

Certain direct loan origination costs, net of loan origination fees, are deferred and amortized as an interest income yield adjustment over the contractual life of the related loans using the interest method. Loan origination fees, net of certain direct loan origination costs, on loans originated for sale are deferred until the loans are sold and recognized at the time of sale.

“Fees,” which include fees for prepayment of loans, income for servicing loans, late charges for delinquent payments, fees from deposit accounts, and miscellaneous fees, are recorded when collected.

Nonperforming assets consist of loans 90 days or more delinquent, with balances not reduced for loan loss reserves, and foreclosed real estate. When a loan becomes nonperforming, it is placed on nonaccrual status and all interest earned but uncollected is reversed. Interest income on nonaccrual loans is only recognized when cash is received, and these cash receipts are applied in accordance with the loan’s amortization schedule.

Troubled debt restructured consists of loans that have been modified by the Company to grant a concession due to the borrower’s financial difficulties.

F-8

GOLDEN WEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

Foreclosed Real Estate

Foreclosed real estate is comprised mainly of residential property acquired through foreclosure. All foreclosed real estate is recorded at the lower of cost or fair value. Included in the fair value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less estimated costs to repair and dispose of the property. Costs relating to holding property, net of rental income, are expensed in the current period. Gains on the sale of real estate are recognized at the time of sale. Losses realized in connection with the disposition of foreclosed real estate are charged to current earnings.

Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses reflects the Company’s estimate of the probable credit losses inherent in the loans receivable balance. Each quarter the allowance is reviewed. Additions to or reductions from the allowance are reflected in the provision for loan losses in current earnings.

In order to evaluate the adequacy of the allowance, the Company determines an allocated component and an unallocated component. The allocated component consists of reserves on loans that are evaluated on a pool basis, primarily the large portfolio of one- to four-family loans, as well as loans that are evaluated on an individual basis, such as major multi-family and commercial real estate loans. However, the entire allowance is available to absorb credit losses inherent in the total loan receivable balance.

To evaluate the adequacy of the reserves for pooled loans, a model is used that is based on the Company’s historical repayment rates, foreclosure rates, and loss experience over multiple business cycles. Data for the model is gathered using an internal database that identifies and measures losses on loans and foreclosed real estate broken down by age of the loan. To evaluate the adequacy of reserves on individually evaluated loans, impairment is measured based on the fair value of the collateral taking into consideration the estimated sale price, cost of refurbishing the security property, payment of delinquent property taxes, and costs of disposal.

The Company has also established an unallocated component to address the imprecision and range of probable outcomes inherent in the estimates of credit losses. The amount of the unallocated reserve takes into consideration many factors, including trends in economic growth, unemployment, housing market activity, home prices for the nation and individual geographic regions, and the level of mortgage turnover. The ratios of allocated allowance and unallocated allowance to total allowance may change from period to period.

Mortgage Servicing Rights

The Company recognizes as assets the rights to service loans for others. When the servicing rights are retained by the Company upon the sale of loans, the allocated cost of these rights is capitalized as an asset and then amortized over the expected life of the loan. The amount capitalized is based on the relative fair value of the servicing rights and the loan on the sale date. The balance of Capitalized Mortgage Servicing Rights (CMSRs) is included in “Other assets” in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition. The amortization of the CMSRs is included in “Fees” in the Consolidated Statement of Net Earnings.

The fair value of CMSRs is estimated using a present value cash flow model to estimate the fair value that the CMSRs could be sold for in the open market as of the valuation date. The Company’s model estimates a fair value based on a variety of factors including observable data such as adequate compensation for servicing, loan repayment rates, and market discount rates. For the purposes of the fair value calculation, the loans are stratified by year of origination or modification, term to maturity, and loan type. The other key assumptions used in calculating the fair value of CMSRs at December 31, 2005 were a weighted average repayment rate of 24.0%, a discount rate of 10%, and the market rate of the annual cost of servicing of 7.7 basis points. CMSRs are evaluated for possible impairment based on the current carrying value amount and the estimated fair value. If temporary impairment exists, a valuation allowance is established for the estimated temporary impairment through a charge to noninterest income. If an other-than-temporary impairment exists, the Company recognizes a direct write-down.

F-9

GOLDEN WEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

Investment in Capital Stock of Federal Home Loan Banks

The Company’s investment in the stock of the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBs) is carried at cost since it is not a readily marketable security and is evaluated for impairment. If a decline in the value is considered to be other-than-temporary, the cost of the asset is reduced and the loss is recorded in noninterest income.

Premises and Equipment

Buildings, leasehold improvements, and equipment are carried at depreciated cost and are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets might not be recoverable. Buildings and equipment are depreciated over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method. The estimated useful life of newly constructed buildings is 40 years and the lives of new assets that are added to existing buildings are based on the remaining life of the original building. The estimated useful life for equipment is 3-10 years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of their useful lives or lease terms.

Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase

The Company enters into sales of securities under agreements to repurchase (reverse repurchase agreements) only with selected dealers and banks. Reverse repurchase agreements are treated as financings and the obligations to repurchase securities sold are reflected as a liability in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition. The securities underlying the agreements remain in the asset accounts.

Interest Rate Swaps

The Company enters into interest rate swaps as a part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Such instruments are entered into primarily to alter the repricing characteristics of designated assets and liabilities. The Company does not hold any derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (SFAS 133), as amended, establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments and for hedging activities. In accordance with SFAS 133, interest rate swaps are recognized on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition at fair value.

Fair value hedges

In a fair value hedge, changes in the fair value of the hedging derivative are recognized in earnings and offset by also recognizing in earnings changes in the fair value of the hedged item. To the extent that the hedge is ineffective, the changes in fair value will not be equal and the difference is reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Net Earnings as “Change in Fair Value of Derivatives.”

The Company formally documents the relationship between the hedging derivative used in fair value hedges and the hedged items, as well as the risk management objective and strategy, before undertaking the hedge. This process includes linking all derivative instruments that are designated as fair value hedges to the specific asset or liability.

Taxes on Income

The Company files a consolidated federal income tax return with its subsidiaries and, in certain states, combined state tax returns. In accordance with Statement of Financial Standards No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences of differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized in the period that the change is enacted.

F-10

GOLDEN WEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

Stock Split

On October 20, 2004, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a two-for-one stock split of its outstanding common stock in the form of a 100% stock dividend. The stock split became effective on December 10, 2004. All references in the consolidated financial statements to the number of shares of common stock, prices per share, earnings and dividends per share, and other per share amounts reflect the stock split.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company has a stock-based employee compensation plan, which is described more fully in Note S. The Company applies Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (APB 25) and related interpretations in accounting for its plan. Accordingly, no compensation cost has been recognized for awards granted under the plan. Had compensation cost been determined using the fair value based method prescribed by SFAS 123 “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” the Company’s net income and earnings per share would have been reduced to the pro forma amounts indicated below:

	Year Ended December 31
(Dollars in thousands except per share figures)	2005			2004			2003
Net income, as reported	$	1,486,164		$	1,279,721		$	1,106,099
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects		(8,022	)		(7,228	)		(8,162	)
Pro forma net income	$	1,478,142		$	1,272,493		$	1,097,937
Basic earning per share
As reported	$	4.83		$	4.19		$	3.63
Pro forma		4.81			4.17			3.60
Diluted earning per share
As reported	$	4.77		$	4.13		$	3.57
Pro forma		4.75			4.10			3.55

F-11

GOLDEN WEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

New Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 123 (Revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (SFAS 123R). This Statement is a revision of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (SFAS 123) and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (APB 25). This Statement requires a public entity to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award (with limited exceptions). That cost will be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award. This Statement is effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year that begins after December 15, 2005. In October 2005, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) FAS 123R-2, “Practical Accommodation to the Application of Grant Date as Defined in SFAS 123”. The FSP provides guidance on the application of grant date as defined in SFAS 123R. The FSP will be applied upon initial adoption of FAS123R. The Company expects that the adoption of SFAS 123R will result in amounts that are similar to the current pro forma disclosures under SFAS 123.

In November 2005, the FASB issued FSP SFAS 123R-3, “Transition Election Related to Accounting for the Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment Awards”. The FSP provides a practical transition election related to accounting for the tax effects of share-based payments to employees. The FSP is effective as of November 10, 2005. A company may make a one-time election to adopt the transition method described in the FSP. The Company expects to make this election.

In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections” (SFAS 154). This Statement replaces APB Opinion No. 20, “Accounting Changes,” and SFAS No. 3, “Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements,” and revises the requirements for the accounting for and reporting of a change in an accounting principle. SFAS 154 applies to all voluntary changes in accounting principles and to changes required by an accounting pronouncement in the unusual instance that the pronouncement does not include specific transition provisions. This Statement requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements of a change in accounting principle. This Statement shall be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005, but early adoption is permitted.

In November 2005, the FASB issued FSP SFAS 115-1 and SFAS 124-1, “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments.” The FSP specifically nullifies the recognition and measurement provisions of Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue 03-1 and references existing other-than-temporary impairment guidance. The FSP carries forward the disclosure requirements included in EITF Issue 03-1. The FSP is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2005. Earlier application is permitted. The adoption of the FSP will not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

NOTE B – Federal Funds Sold and Other Investments

The following is a summary of federal funds sold and other investments:

	December 31
(Dollars in thousands)	2005		2004
Federal funds sold	$	1,096,626	$	861,353
Eurodollar time deposits		225,000		75,000
	$	1,321,626	$	936,353

The weighted average portfolio yields on federal funds sold and other investments were 4.11% and 2.08% at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. At December 31, 2005, all federal funds sold and Eurodollar time deposits had overnight maturities.

NOTE C – Securities Available for Sale

The following is a summary of securities available for sale:

	December 31, 2005
(Dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
U.S. government obligation	$	1,765	$	-0-	$	-0-	$	1,765
Freddie Mac stock		5,530		361,737		-0-		367,267
Other		11,673		1,826		32		13,467
	$	18,968	$	363,563	$	32	$	382,499
	December 31, 2004
(Dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
U.S. government obligation	$	1,762	$	-0-	$	2	$	1,760
Freddie Mac stock		5,530		408,664		-0-		414,194
Other		20,752		1,340		14		22,078
	$	28,044	$	410,004	$	16	$	438,032

The weighted average portfolio yields on securities available for sale excluding equity securities were 4.24% and 2.43% at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

Principal proceeds from the sales of securities from the securities available for sale portfolio were $9.8 million (2005), $-0- (2004), and $1.5 million (2003) and resulted in gross realized gains of $-0- (2005), $-0-(2004), and $21 thousand (2003) and no realized losses in 2005, 2004, or 2003.

At December 31, 2005, the securities available for sale had maturities as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Maturity
No maturity	$	17,099	$	380,633
2006		1,765		1,765
2007 through 2010		70		68
2011 through 2015		-0-		-0-
2016 and thereafter		34		33
	$	18,968	$	382,499

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

NOTE D – Purchased Mortgage-Backed Securities Available for Sale

Purchased mortgage-backed securities available for sale are summarized as follows:

	December 31, 2005
(Dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
Fannie Mae	$	5,545	$	195	$	-0-	$	5,740
Ginnie Mae		2,901		218		-0-		3,119
Freddie Mac		2,686		236		-0-		2,922
	$	11,132	$	649	$	-0-	$	11,781
	December 31, 2004
(Dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
Fannie Mae	$	6,613	$	-0-	$	186	$	6,427
Ginnie Mae		4,053		-0-		-0-		4,053
Freddie Mac		3,958		-0-		-0-		3,958
	$	14,624	$	-0-	$	186	$	14,438

The weighted average portfolio yields on mortgage-backed securities available for sale were 8.51% and 8.69% at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

There were no sales of securities from the mortgage-backed securities available for sale portfolio in 2005, 2004, or 2003.

At December 31, 2005, purchased mortgage-backed securities available for sale had contractual maturities as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Maturity
2006 through 2010	$	441	$	467
2011 through 2015		937		991
2016 and thereafter		9,754		10,323
	$	11,132	$	11,781

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

NOTE E – Mortgage-Backed Securities Held to Maturity

Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity are summarized as follows:

	December 31, 2005
(Dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
Purchased MBS held to maturity
Fannie Mae	$	281,996	$	1,061	$	3,206	$	279,851
Freddie Mac		18,185		301		232		18,254
Ginnie Mae		3,522		266		-0-		3,788
Subtotal		303,703		1,628		3,438		301,893
MBS with recourse held to maturity
REMICs		1,168,480		4,152		1,916		1,170,716
Total	$	1,472,183	$	5,780	$	5,354	$	1,472,609
	December 31, 2004
(Dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
Purchased MBS held to maturity
Fannie Mae	$	348,663	$	5,345	$	202	$	353,806
Freddie Mac		22,302		195		-0-		22,497
Ginnie Mae		4,667		-0-		-0-		4,667
Subtotal		375,632		5,540		202		380,970
MBS with recourse held to maturity
REMICs		1,719,982		37,942		-0-		1,757,924
Total	$	2,095,614	$	43,482	$	202	$	2,138,894

The weighted average portfolio yields on mortgage-backed securities held to maturity were 5.72% and 4.89% at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

There were no sales of securities from the mortgage-backed securities held to maturity portfolio during 2005, 2004, or 2003.

At December 31, 2005, MBS with an amortized cost of $1.0 billion were pledged to secure Federal Home Loan Bank advances.

At December 31, 2005, mortgage-backed securities held to maturity had contractual maturities as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Maturity
2006 through 2010	$	23	$	23
2011 through 2015		300		298
2016 and thereafter		1,471,860		1,472,288
	$	1,472,183	$	1,472,609

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

NOTE F – Loans Receivable

	December 31
(Dollars in thousands)	2005			2004
Loans collateralized by:
One- to four-family dwelling units	$	111,394,353		$	94,449,233
Over four-family dwelling units		4,794,359			4,748,335
Commercial property		10,205			15,220
		116,198,917			99,212,788
Loans on savings accounts		10,509			10,734
		116,209,426			99,223,522
Loans in process		826,355			722,115
Net deferred costs		1,152,143			915,008
Allowance for loan losses		(295,859	)		(290,110	)
Undisbursed loan funds		(10,100	)		(11,356	)
	$	117,881,965		$	100,559,179

The amount of deferred interest included in the loan portfolio was $449 million and $55 million as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

As of December 31, 2005 and 2004, the Company had $2.9 billion and $2.6 billion, respectively, of Equity Lines of Credit (ELOC) balances and second mortgages outstanding.

At December 31, 2005 and 2004, the Company had $83 million and $52 million, respectively, in loans held for sale, all of which were carried at the lower of cost or fair value. At December 31, 2005, the Company had $49.9 billion of loans that were securitized after March 31, 2001 that are securities classified as loans receivable in accordance with SFAS 140. The outstanding balances of securitizations created prior to April 1, 2001 are included in MBS with recourse.

Loans totaling $57.8 billion and $52.5 billion at December 31, 2005 and 2004 were pledged to secure advances from the FHLBs and securities sold under agreements to repurchase.

As of December 31, 2005, 62% of the Company’s loan balances were on residential properties in California. The other 38% represented loans in 38 other states, none of which made up more than 7% of the total loan portfolio. The vast majority of these loans were secured by first deeds of trust on one- to four-family residential property. Economic conditions and real estate values in the states in which the Company lends are the key factors that affect the credit risk of the Company’s loan portfolio.

A summary of the changes in the allowance for loan losses is as follows:

	Year Ended December 31
(Dollars in thousands)	2005			2004			2003
Balance at January 1	$	290,110		$	289,937		$	281,097
Provision for loan losses		8,290			3,401			11,864
Loans charged off		(4,363	)		(4,613	)		(3,633	)
Recoveries		1,822			1,385			609
Balance at December 31	$	295,859		$	290,110		$	289,937

The following is a summary of impaired loans:

	December 31
(Dollars in thousands)	2005		2004
Nonperforming loans	$	373,671	$	332,329
Troubled debt restructured		124		3,810
Other impaired loans		407		6,648
	$	374,202	$	342,787

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

The portion of the allowance for loan losses that was specifically provided for impaired loans was $645 thousand and $1.4 million at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The average recorded investment in total impaired loans was $347 million and $387 million during 2005 and 2004, respectively. All amounts involving impaired loans have been measured based upon the fair value of the related collateral. The amount of interest income recognized during the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003 on the total of impaired loans at each yearend was $10 million (2005), $10 million (2004), and $13 million (2003).

NOTE G – Loan Servicing

In addition to loans receivable and MBS with recourse held to maturity, the Company services loans for others. At December 31, 2005 and 2004, the outstanding balance of loans sold with servicing retained by the Company was $4.2 billion and $4.5 billion, respectively. Included in those amounts were $1.7 billion and $2.3 billion at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, of loans sold with recourse.

Capitalized mortgage servicing rights are included in “Other assets” on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition. The following is a summary of CMSRs:

	Year Ended December 31
(Dollars in thousands)	2005			2004
CMSRs
Balance at January 1	$	60,544		$	88,967
New CMSRs from loan sales		9,502			9,970
Amortization of CMSRs		(30,344	)		(38,393	)
Balance at December 31		39,702			60,544
Valuation Allowance
Balance at January 1		(7,310	)		-0-
Recovery of (provision for) CMSRs in excess of fair value		6,742			(7,310	)
Balance at December 31		(568	)		(7,310	)
CMSRs, net	$	39,134		$	53,234

The estimated amortization of the December 31, 2005 balance of CMSRs for the five years ending 2010 is $23.1 million (2006), $12.1 million (2007), $4.2 million (2008), $262 thousand (2009), and $2 thousand (2010). Actual results may vary depending upon the level of the payoffs of the loans currently serviced.

The net estimated fair value of CMSRs as of December 31, 2005 and 2004 was $54 million and $62 million, respectively. The book value of the Company’s CMSRs for certain of the Company’s loan strata exceeded the fair values by $568 thousand and $7.3 million at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively and as a result, we had a valuation allowance of those amounts.

NOTE H – Interest Earned But Uncollected

	December 31
(Dollars in thousands)	2005		2004
Loans receivable	$	364,036	$	230,018
Mortgage-backed securities		5,325		6,478
Interest rate swaps		7,266		1,142
Other		15,676		10,435
	$	392,303	$	248,073

NOTE I – Premises and Equipment

	December 31
(Dollars in thousands)	2005		2004
Land	$	93,025	$	83,677
Building and leasehold improvements		288,645		280,037
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment		389,282		354,691
		770,952		718,405
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		367,868		326,882
	$	403,084	$	391,523

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

The aggregate future rentals under long-term operating leases on land or premises in effect on December 31, 2005, and which expire between 2006 and 2064, amounted to approximately $218 million. The approximate minimum payments during the five years ending 2010 are $35 million (2006), $33 million (2007), $26 million (2008), $21 million (2009), $15 million (2010), and $88 million thereafter. Certain of the leases provide for options to renew and for the payment of taxes, insurance, and maintenance costs. The rental expense for the year amounted to $39 million (2005), $34 million (2004), and $31 million (2003).

NOTE J - Deposits

	December 31
	2005				2004
(Dollars in thousands)	Rate		Amount		Rate		Amount
Deposits by rate:
Interest-bearing checking accounts	1.69	%	$	4,916,067	1.35	%	$	5,425,183
Savings accounts	2.20			14,141,337	1.94			33,990,906
Term certificate accounts with original maturities of:
4 weeks to 1 year	3.77			28,956,796	1.94			4,315,419
1 to 2 years	3.87			8,082,385	2.43			4,217,192
2 to 3 years	2.90			1,086,506	2.33			1,344,881
3 to 4 years	3.05			728,817	3.37			1,230,919
4 years and over	4.33			2,227,145	4.62			2,405,210
Retail jumbo CDs	1.31			19,266	1.63			35,565
All other	0.00			-0-	2.78			36
			$	60,158,319			$	52,965,311
	December 31
	2005				2004
(Dollars in thousands)	Rate		Amount		Rate		Amount
Deposits by remaining maturity at yearend:
No contractual maturity	2.07	%	$	19,057,404	1.86	%	$	39,416,089
Maturity within one year	3.77			38,139,593	2.41			9,956,686
After one but within two years	4.17			1,875,679	2.94			1,400,252
After two but within three years	3.45			495,177	4.33			1,461,677
After three but within four years	3.80			435,351	3.24			287,350
After four but within five years	4.09			154,389	3.80			442,598
Over five years	3.31			726	3.19			659
			$	60,158,319			$	52,965,311

At December 31, the weighted average cost of deposits was 3.24% (2005) and 2.08% (2004).

As of December 31, 2005, the aggregate amount outstanding of time certificates of deposit in amounts of $100 thousand or more was $16.1 billion and the aggregate amount outstanding of transaction accounts in amounts of $100 thousand or more was $8.0 billion.

Interest expense on deposits is summarized as follows:

	Year Ended December 31
(Dollars in thousands)	2005		2004		2003
Interest-bearing checking accounts	$	71,150	$	78,417	$	78,900
Savings accounts		377,062		575,039		533,402
Term certificate accounts		1,102,305		291,037		325,821
	$	1,550,517	$	944,493	$	938,123

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

NOTE K - Advances from Federal Home Loan Banks

Advances are borrowings secured by pledges of certain loans, MBS, and capital stock of the Federal Home Loan Banks. The Company is required to own FHLB stock based primarily on the level of outstanding FHLB advances. The Company owned $1.9 billion of FHLB stock at December 31, 2005.

The Company’s advances have maturities and interest rates as follows:

December 31, 2005
(Dollars in thousands)	Amount		Stated Rate
Maturity
2006	$	9,325,594	4.15	%
2007		11,785,124	4.37
2008		8,965,039	4.35
2009		4,069,839	4.37
2010		4,374,269	4.43
2011 and thereafter		441,300	5.44
	$	38,961,165

December 31, 2004
(Dollars in thousands)	Amount		Stated Rate
Maturity
2005	$	9,045,933	2.17	%
2006		6,825,003	2.22
2007		9,814,655	2.31
2008		3,589,620	2.31
2009		4,069,464	2.34
2010 and thereafter		437,220	5.60
	$	33,781,895

Financial data pertaining to advances from FHLBs was as follows:

	Year Ended December 31
(Dollars in thousands)	2005			2004
Weighted average interest rate, end of year		4.33	%		2.30	%
Weighted average interest rate during the year		3.34	%		1.58	%
Average balance of FHLB advances	$	36,531,354		$	28,372,344
Maximum outstanding at any monthend		38,961,165			33,781,895

Of the advances outstanding at December 31, 2005, $35.4 billion were tied to a London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) index and were scheduled to reprice within 90 days.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

NOTE L - Securities Sold under Agreements to Repurchase

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase are collateralized by mortgage-backed securities.

December 31, 2005
(Dollars in thousands)	Amount		Stated Rate
Maturity
2006	$	3,550,000	4.26	%
2007		650,000	4.49
2008		300,000	4.16
2009		500,000	4.44
	$	5,000,000

December 31, 2004
(Dollars in thousands)	Amount		Stated Rate
Maturity
2005	$	2,500,000	2.21	%
2006		500,000	1.99
2007		400,000	2.49
2009		500,000	2.40
	$	3,900,000

Financial data pertaining to securities sold under agreements to repurchase was as follows:

	Year Ended December 31
(Dollars in thousands)	2005			2004
Weighted average interest rate, end of year		4.30	%		2.23	%
Weighted average interest rate during the year		3.38	%		1.51	%
Average balance of agreements to repurchase	$	4,602,694		$	3,279,154
Maximum outstanding at any monthend		5,150,000			4,150,000

At the end of 2005 and 2004, all of the agreements to repurchase with brokers/dealers were to reacquire the same securities.

NOTE M - Bank Notes

WSB has a bank note program under which up to $5.0 billion of borrowings can be outstanding at any point in time. These unsecured bank notes have maturities of 270 days or less.

December 31, 2005
(Dollars in thousands)	Amount		Stated Rate
Maturity
2006	$	2,393,951	4.33	%

December 31, 2004
(Dollars in thousands)	Amount		Stated Rate
Maturity
2005	$	2,709,895	2.29	%

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

NOTE N - Senior Debt

	December 31
(Dollars in thousands)	2005		2004
Golden West Financial Corporation senior debt, unsecured, due from 2006 to 2012, at coupon rates of 4.125% to 5.50%, net of unamortized discount of $5,603 (2005) and $7,171 (2004)	$	994,397	$	992,829
WSB senior debt, unsecured, due from 2006 to 2009, at coupon rates of 4.125% to 4.6012%, net of unamortized discount of $12,560 (2005) and $11,299 (2004)(a)		7,199,869		4,299,011
	$	8,194,266	$	5,291,840

^(a) The Company entered into three interest rate swaps to effectively convert certain fixed-rate debt to variable-rate debt.

Financial data pertaining to senior debt follows and includes the effect of the interest rate swaps:

	Year Ended December 31
(Dollars in thousands)	2005			2004
Weighted average interest rate, end of year		4.61	%		3.03	%
Weighted average interest rate during the year		3.77	%		2.93	%
Average balance of senior debt	$	6,535,666		$	2,779,242
Maximum outstanding at any monthend		8,194,266			5,291,840

At December 31, 2005, senior debt had maturities as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	Amount
Maturity
2006	$	1,549,481
2007		2,896,916
2008		1,436,951
2009		1,815,470
2012		495,448
	$	8,194,266

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

NOTE O - Taxes on Income

The following is a comparative analysis of the provision for federal and state taxes on income.

	Year Ended December 31
(Dollars in thousands)	2005			2004			2003
Federal income tax:
Current	$	807,697		$	693,808		$	556,885
Deferred		(8,175	)		(6,820	)		44,349
State tax:
Current		138,420			98,862			87,403
Deferred		2,396			3,430			(5,401	)
	$	940,338		$	789,280		$	683,236

The components of the net deferred tax liability are as follows:

	December 31
(Dollars in thousands)	2005		2004
Deferred tax liabilities:
Loan fees and interest income	$	211,324	$	252,532
FHLB stock dividends		214,679		189,290
Unrealized gains on debt and equity securities		140,482		158,347
Depreciation and other		36,025		32,381
Gross deferred tax liabilities		602,510		632,550
Deferred tax assets:
Provision for losses on loans		118,420		116,619
State taxes		46,955		41,272
Other deferred tax assets		3,834		17,715
Gross deferred tax assets		169,209		175,606
Net deferred tax liability	$	433,301	$	456,944

A reconciliation of income taxes at the federal statutory corporate rate to the effective tax rate is as follows:

	Year Ended December 31
	2005				2004					2003
(Dollars in thousands)	Amount		Percent of Pretax Income		Amount			Percent of Pretax Income		Amount			Percent of Pretax Income
Computed standard corporate tax expense	$	849,276	35.0	%	$	724,150		35.0	%	$	626,267		35.0	%
Increases (reductions) in taxes resulting from:
State tax, net of federal income tax benefit		85,638	3.5			74,962		3.6			58,344		3.3
Other		5,424	.3			(9,832	)	(.5	)		(1,375	)	(.1	)
	$	940,338	38.8	%	$	789,280		38.1	%	$	683,236		38.2	%

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” a deferred tax liability has not been recognized for the tax bad debt reserve of WSB that arose in tax years that began prior to December 31, 1987. At December 31, 2005 and 2004, the portion of the tax bad debt reserve attributable to pre-1988 tax years was approximately $252 million. The amount of unrecognized deferred tax liability at December 31, 2005 and 2004, was approximately $88 million. This deferred tax liability could be recognized if certain distributions are made with respect to the stock of WSB, or the bad debt reserve is used for any purpose other than absorbing bad debt losses.

NOTE P - Stockholders’ Equity

Changes in common stock issued and outstanding were as follows:

	Year Ended December 31
	2005		2004	2003
Shares issued and outstanding, beginning of year	306,524,716		304,238,216	307,042,206
Common stock issued through options exercised	2,502,060		2,286,500	1,108,750
Common stock repurchased and retired	(985,000	)	-0-	(3,912,740	)
Shares issued and outstanding, end of year	308,041,776		306,524,716	304,238,216

The quarterly cash dividends paid on the Company’s common stock were as follows:

	Year Ended December 31
	2005		2004		2003
First Quarter	$	.06	$	.05	$	.0425
Second Quarter		.06		.05		.0425
Third Quarter		.06		.05		.0425
Fourth Quarter		.08		.06		.0500

In September 2001, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 31,733,708 shares of Golden West’s common stock. During 2005, 985,000 shares were purchased and retired at a cost of $58 million. No shares were repurchased during 2004. At December 31, 2005, the remaining shares authorized to be repurchased were 17,671,358.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

NOTE Q - Earnings Per Share

The Company calculates Basic Earnings Per Share (EPS) and Diluted EPS in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, “Earnings per Share” (SFAS 128). The following is a summary of the calculation of basic and diluted EPS:

	Year Ended December 31
(Dollars in thousands except per share figures)	2005		2004		2003
Net earnings	$	1,486,164	$	1,279,721	$	1,106,099
Weighted average shares		307,388,071		305,470,587		305,047,184
Dilutive effect of outstanding common stock equivalents		4,402,120		4,649,159		4,927,222
Diluted average shares outstanding		311,790,191		310,119,746		309,974,406
Basic earnings per share	$	4.83	$	4.19	$	3.63
Diluted earnings per share	$	4.77	$	4.13	$	3.57

As of December 31, options to purchase 1,978,400 (2005), 21,000 (2004), and 839,000 (2003) shares were outstanding but not included in the computation of earnings per share because the exercise price was higher than the average market price, and therefore they were antidilutive.

NOTE R - Regulatory Capital Requirements and Dividend Restrictions

The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) established capital standards for federally insured financial institutions, such as WSB and WTX. Under FIRREA, thrifts and savings banks must have tangible capital equal to at least 1.5% of adjusted total assets, have core capital equal to at least 4% of adjusted total assets, and have risk-based capital equal to at least 8% of risk-weighted assets.

The OTS and other bank regulatory agencies have adopted rules based upon five capital tiers: well-capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized, and critically undercapitalized. The rules provide that a savings association is “well-capitalized” if its leverage ratio is 5% or greater, its Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio is 6% or greater, its total risk-based capital ratio is 10% or greater, and the institution is not subject to a capital directive.

As used herein, the total risk-based capital ratio is the ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets, Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio is the ratio of core capital to risk-weighted assets, and the Tier 1 or leverage ratio is the ratio of core capital to adjusted total assets, in each case as calculated in accordance with current OTS capital regulations. As of December 31, 2005, the date of the most recent report to the OTS, WSB and WTX were considered “well-capitalized” under the current requirements. There are no conditions or events that have occurred since that date that the Company believes would have an impact on the categorization of WSB or WTX.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

At December 31, 2005 and 2004, WSB and WTX had the following regulatory capital calculated in accordance with FIRREA’s capital standards:

	December 31, 2005
	ACTUAL				MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS				WELL-CAPITALIZED CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
(Dollars in thousands)	Capital		Ratio		Capital		Ratio		Capital		Ratio
WSB
Tangible	$	8,384,582	6.76	%	$	1,860,332	1.50	%		—	—
Tier 1 (core or leverage)		8,384,582	6.76			4,960,885	4.00		$	6,201,106	5.00	%
Tier 1 risk-based		8,384,582	12.58			—	—			3,997,503	6.00
Total risk-based		8,671,909	13.02			5,330,004	8.00			6,662,505	10.00
WTX
Tangible	$	744,749	5.61	%	$	199,060	1.50	%		—	—
Tier 1 (core or leverage)		744,749	5.61			530,827	4.00		$	663,534	5.00	%
Tier 1 risk-based		744,749	24.68			—	—			181,080	6.00
Total risk-based		747,543	24.77			241,440	8.00			301,799	10.00

	December 31, 2004
	ACTUAL				MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS				WELL-CAPITALIZED CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
(Dollars in thousands)	Capital		Ratio		Capital		Ratio		Capital		Ratio
WSB
Tangible	$	7,139,505	6.71	%	$	1,596,105	1.50	%		—	—
Tier 1 (core or leverage)		7,139,505	6.71			4,256,281	4.00		$	5,320,351	5.00	%
Tier 1 risk-based		7,139,505	12.41			—	—			3,450,761	6.00
Total risk-based		7,428,260	12.92			4,601,015	8.00			5,751,269	10.00
WTX
Tangible	$	686,052	5.22	%	$	197,148	1.50	%		—	—
Tier 1 (core or leverage)		686,052	5.22			525,727	4.00		$	657,159	5.00	%
Tier 1 risk-based		686,052	23.62			—	—			174,241	6.00
Total risk-based		687,409	23.67			232,322	8.00			290,402	10.00

The payments of capital distributions by WSB and WTX to their parent are governed by OTS regulations. WSB and WTX must file a notice with the OTS prior to making capital distributions and, in some cases, may need to file applications. The OTS may disapprove a notice or deny an application, in whole or in part, if the OTS finds that: (a) the insured subsidiary would be undercapitalized or worse following the capital distribution; (b) the proposed capital distribution raises safety and soundness concerns; or (c) the proposed capital distribution violates a prohibition contained in any statute, regulation, agreement with the OTS, or a condition imposed upon the insured subsidiary in an OTS approved application or notice. In general, WSB and WTX may, with prior notice to the OTS, make capital distributions during a calendar year in an amount equal to that year’s net income plus retained net income for the preceding two years, as long as immediately after such distributions they remain at least adequately capitalized. Capital distributions in excess of such amount, or which would cause WSB or WTX to no longer be adequately capitalized, require specific OTS approval.

At December 31, 2005, $6.2 billion of WSB’s retained earnings were available for the payment of cash dividends without the imposition of additional federal income taxes.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

NOTE S - Stock Options

The Company’s shareholder-approved 1996 Stock Option Plan authorized the issuance of up to 42 million shares of the Company’s common stock for non-qualified and incentive stock option grants to key employees. At December 31, there were 1,332,000 (2005), 3,277,300 (2004), and 3,190,900 (2003) shares available for option under this plan. The 1996 Stock Option Plan expired on February 1, 2006, after which no further options may be granted under this Plan.

The Company’s shareholder-approved 2005 Stock Incentive Plan was effective on April 27, 2005. The 2005 Stock Incentive Plan authorizes the issuance of up to 25 million shares of the Company’s common stock for awards to key employees of non-qualified and incentive stock options, restricted stock, stock units, and stock appreciation rights. At December 31, 2005, all 25 million shares authorized under the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan were available for awards.

The exercise price for all non-qualified and incentive stock options granted under the 1996 Stock Option Plan was set at fair market value as of the date of grant. The outstanding options under the 1996 Stock Option Plan provide for vesting after two to five years, after which time the vested options may be exercised at any time until ten years after the date of grant.

Outstanding options at December 31, 2005, were held by 688 employees and had expiration dates ranging from January 12, 2006 to September 26, 2015. The following table sets forth the range of exercise prices on outstanding options at December 31, 2005:

					Currently Exercisable
Range of Exercise Price	Number of Options	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life	Number of Options	Weighted Average Exercise Price
$8.71 - $15.79	4,021,100	$	15.05	3.6 years	4,021,100	$	15.05
$23.58 - $34.33	1,313,988		23.81	5.8 years	1,309,488		23.78
$40.29 - $59.95	2,947,000		41.63	7.6 years	21,000		41.57
$61.25 - $67.78	1,980,600		63.92	9.5 years	-0-		n/a
	10,262,688				5,351,588

A summary of the transactions of the stock option plan follows:

	Shares		Average Exercise Price Per Share
Outstanding, January 1, 2003	11,197,598		$	14.92
Granted	3,144,400			41.35
Exercised	(1,108,750	)		11.48
Canceled	(40,900	)		29.28
Outstanding, December 31, 2003	13,192,348		$	21.47
Granted	27,000			56.53
Exercised	(2,286,500	)		12.80
Canceled	(113,400	)		37.14
Outstanding, December 31, 2004	10,819,448		$	23.22
Granted	1,988,200			63.91
Exercised	(2,502,060	)		14.11
Canceled	(42,900	)		42.65
Outstanding, December 31, 2005	10,262,688		$	33.24

At December 31, options exercisable amounted to 5,351,588 (2005), 6,803,148 (2004), and 5,140,650 (2003). The weighted average exercise price of the options exercisable at December 31 was $17.29 (2005), $14.91 (2004), and $13.42 (2003).

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

The weighted average fair value per share of options granted during 2005 was $17.31 per share, $14.45 per share for those granted during 2004, and $11.36 per share for those granted during 2003. For these disclosure purposes, the fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions used for grants in 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively: dividend yield of 0.6% (2005), 0.6% (2004), and 0.7% (2003); expected volatility of 22% (2005), 23% (2004), and 23% (2003); expected lives of 5.5 years (2005), 5.1 years (2004), and 5.7 years (2003); and risk-free interest rates of 3.91% (2005), 3.43% (2004), and 3.57% (2003).

NOTE T - Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments to originate mortgage loans are agreements to lend to a customer provided that the customer satisfies the terms of the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses. Prior to entering each commitment, the Company evaluates the customer’s creditworthiness. The amount of outstanding loan origination commitments at December 31, 2005 and 2004 was $1.9 billion and $1.8 billion, respectively. The vast majority of these commitments were for adjustable rate mortgages.

The Company enters into Equity Lines of Credit with its customers. At December 31, 2005 and 2004, the balance of outstanding ELOCs was $2.9 billion and $2.6 billion, respectively. The maximum total line of credit available on the ELOCs at December 31, 2005 and 2004 was $4.5 billion and $3.9 billion, respectively.

The Company originates loans in which deferred interest may occur as long as the loan balance remains below a cap based on the percentage of the original loan amount. A 125% cap on the loan balance applies to loans with original loan to value ratios at or below 85%. Loans with original loan to values above 85% have a 110% cap. The Company closely monitors the portfolio’s deferred interest and limits the credit risk through strict underwriting and appraisal standards. At December 31, 2005 and 2004, deferred interest amounted to $449 million and $55 million, respectively.

The Company enters into commitments to sell mortgage loans. The commitments generally have a fixed delivery settlement date. The Company had $120 million and $46 million of outstanding commitments to sell mortgage loans as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

The Company sells certain fixed-rate loans with full credit recourse in the ordinary course of its business. The Company is required to repurchase a loan if it becomes 90 days past due. As of December 31, 2005, the balance of loans sold with recourse and the related recourse liability were approximately $1.7 billion and $12 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2004, the balance of loans sold with recourse and the related recourse liability were approximately $2.3 billion and $13 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2005 and 2004, there were loans with balances of $1.3 million and $809 thousand, respectively, 90 days past due. The Company may obtain and liquidate the real estate pledged as collateral to recover amounts paid under the recourse arrangement. As of December 31, 2005 and 2004, the original appraised value of real estate collateral securing the loans sold with recourse was $3.1 billion and $3.9 billion, respectively.

From time to time, the Company enters into commitments to purchase or sell mortgage-backed securities. The commitments generally have a fixed delivery or receipt settlement date. The Company controls the credit risk of such commitments through credit evaluations, limits, and monitoring procedures. The interest rate risk of the commitment is considered by the Company and may be matched with the appropriate funding sources. The Company had no significant outstanding commitments to purchase or sell mortgage-backed securities as of December 31, 2005 or 2004.

In the ordinary course of its business, the Company enters into transactions and other relationships in which the Company may undertake an obligation to indemnify third parties against damages, losses, and expenses arising from these transactions and relationships. These indemnification obligations include those arising from underwriting agreements relating to the Company’s securities, agreements relating to the securitization and sale of the Company’s loans, office leases, indemnification agreements with the directors of the Company and its related entities, and various other transactions and arrangements. The Company also is subject to indemnification obligations arising under its organization documents and applicable laws with respect to the Company’s directors, officers, and employees. Because the extent of the Company’s various indemnification obligations depends entirely upon the occurrence of future events, the potential future liability under these obligations is not determinable.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

The Company and its subsidiaries are parties to legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, none of which, in the opinion of management, is material to the Company’s consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

NOTE U - Interest Rate Swaps

The Company has entered into interest rate swap agreements with selected banks and government security dealers to reduce its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. The possible inability of counterparties to satisfy the terms of these contracts exposes the Company to credit risk to the extent of the net difference between the calculated pay and receive amounts on each transaction. To limit credit exposure, among other things, the Company enters into interest rate swap contracts only with major banks and securities dealers selected by the Company primarily upon the basis of their creditworthiness. The Company obtains cash or securities in accordance with the contracts to collateralize these instruments as interest rates move. The Company has not experienced any credit losses from interest rate swaps and does not anticipate nonperformance by any current counterparties.

Fair value hedges

At December 31, 2005, the Company had three interest rate swaps that are used to effectively convert payments on WSB’s fixed-rate senior debt to floating-rate payments. These interest rate swaps were designated as fair value hedges and qualified for the shortcut method under SFAS 133 and, as such, an ongoing assessment of hedge effectiveness is not required and the changes in fair value of the hedged items are deemed to be equal to the changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps. The fair value of the swaps at December 31, 2005 was $(37.6) million which was offset by the change in the fair value of the debt. Accordingly, changes in the fair value of these swaps had no impact on the Consolidated Statement of Net Earnings.

The following table illustrates the maturities and weighted average interest rates for the swap contracts and the hedged fixed-rate senior debt as of December 31, 2005. There are no maturities in the years 2006 through 2007.

	Expected Maturity Date as of December 31, 2005
(Dollars in thousands)	2008			2009			Total Balance			Fair Value
Hedged Fixed-Rate Senior Debt
Contractual maturity	$	700,000		$	1,200,000		$	1,900,000		$	1,854,919
Weighted average interest rate		4.27	%		4.39	%		4.35	%
Swap Contracts										$	(37,571	)
Weighted average interest rate paid		4.42	%		4.47	%		4.45	%
Weighted average interest rate received		4.15	%		4.19	%		4.18	%

The net effect of these transactions was that the Company effectively converted fixed-rate senior debt to floating-rate senior debt with a weighted average interest rate of 4.62% at December 31, 2005.

During 2005, the range of floating interest rates paid on swap contracts was 2.51% to 4.55%. The range of fixed interest rates received on swap contracts was 4.09% to 4.39%.

Interest rate swap not designated as a hedging instrument

Interest rate swap payment activity on swaps not designated as hedging instruments decreased net interest income by $1 million and $12 million for the years ended December 31, 2004, and 2003, respectively. The last interest rate swap not designated as a hedging instrument matured in April 2004.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Years ended December 2005, 2004, and 2003

NOTE V - Disclosure about Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 107, “Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments,” requires disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value. The statement provides for a variety of different valuation methods, levels of aggregation, and assessments of practicability of estimating fair value.

The values presented are based upon information as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and do not reflect any subsequent changes in fair value. Fair values may have changed significantly following the balance sheet dates. The estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of amounts that could be realized in a current transaction.

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments:

The historical cost amounts approximate the fair value of the following financial instruments: cash, interest earned but uncollected, investment in capital stock of Federal Home Loan Banks, other overnight investments, demand deposits, and securities sold under agreements to repurchase with brokers/dealers due within 90 days.

Fair values are based on quoted market prices for securities available for sale, mortgage-backed securities available for sale, mortgage-backed securities held to maturity, securities sold under agreements to repurchase with brokers/dealers with terms greater than 90 days, bank notes, senior debt, and interest rate swaps.

For loans receivable and loan commitments for investment portfolio, the fair value is estimated by present valuing projected future cash flows, using current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers and with assumed rates of prepayment.

For mortgage servicing rights, the fair value is estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis based on the Company’s estimated annual cost of servicing, prepayment rates, and discount rates.

Fair values are estimated using projected cash flows present valued at replacement rates currently offered for instruments of similar remaining maturities for term deposits and advances from Federal Home Loan Banks.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

The table below discloses the carrying value and the fair value of Golden West’s financial instruments as of December 31.

	December 31
	2005				2004
(Dollars in thousands)	Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value
Financial Assets:
Cash	$	518,161	$	518,161	$	292,421	$	292,421
Federal funds sold and other investments		1,321,626		1,321,626		936,353		936,353
Securities available for sale		382,499		382,499		438,032		438,032
Mortgage-backed securities available for sale		11,781		11,781		14,438		14,438
Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity		1,472,183		1,472,609		2,095,614		2,138,894
Loans receivable		117,881,965		118,987,054		100,559,179		101,261,901
Interest earned but uncollected		392,303		392,303		248,073		248,073
Investment in capital stock of Federal Home Loan Banks		1,857,580		1,857,580		1,563,276		1,563,276
Capitalized mortgage servicing rights		39,134		53,719		53,234		62,273
Interest rate swaps		-0-		-0-		10,309		10,309
Financial Liabilities:
Deposits		60,158,319		60,260,546		52,965,311		53,022,209
Advances from Federal Home Loan Banks		38,961,165		38,978,241		33,781,895		33,790,789
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		5,000,000		4,998,367		3,900,000		3,899,607
Bank notes		2,393,951		2,393,907		2,709,895		2,709,742
Senior debt		8,194,266		8,200,022		5,291,840		5,323,968
Interest rate swaps		37,571		37,571		-0-		-0-

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

NOTE W - Employee Benefits

The Company sponsors a defined contribution plan intended to be a tax-qualified plan under Sections 401(a) and 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Employees may voluntarily contribute within the guidelines of the plan. The Company will contribute an amount equal to 50% of the first 6% of salary deferred on behalf of each participant. Contributions to the plan were approximately $12 million, $9 million, and $8 million for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively.

The Company also has individual deferred compensation agreements with select employees. These agreements are unfunded. The projected benefit obligation recognized which equals the accumulated benefit obligation was $39 million and $29 million at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The benefits paid amounted to $1 million (2005) and $1 million (2004). The net periodic benefit cost recognized was $11 million (2005), $5 million (2004), and $5 million (2003). The weighted-average discount rates used to determine the projected benefit obligation and the net periodic benefit costs were 4.79% (2005), 5.01% (2004), and 4.90% (2003). Future benefits that the Company expects to pay in each of the next five years, and in the aggregate for the five years thereafter, were $1 million (2006), $1 million (2007), $1 million (2008), $2 million (2009), $2 million (2010), and $23 million (2011 – 2015) as of December 31, 2005.

NOTE X - Parent Company Financial Information

Statement of Net Earnings

	Year Ended December 31
(Dollars in thousands)	2005		2004		2003
Revenues:
Dividends from subsidiaries	$	265,135	$	250,089	$	200,112
Investment income		29,054		9,915		8,576
Other income		36		2,975		2,331
		294,225		262,979		211,019
Expenses:
Interest		48,692		48,697		57,826
General and administrative		3,794		5,158		6,693
		52,486		53,855		64,519
Earnings before income tax benefit and equity in undistributed net earnings of subsidiaries		241,739		209,124		146,500
Income tax benefit		8,898		15,813		20,723
Equity in undistributed net earnings of subsidiaries		1,235,527		1,054,784		938,876
Net Earnings	$	1,486,164	$	1,279,721	$	1,106,099

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

NOTE X - Parent Company Financial Information (Continued)

Statement of Financial Condition

	December 31
(Dollars in thousands)	2005		2004
Assets
Cash	$	73,298	$	29,937
Federal funds sold and other investments		225,000		75,000
Securities available for sale		5,536		5,301
Overnight note receivable from subsidiary		710,109		706,129
Other investments with subsidiary		-0-		217
Investment in subsidiaries		8,626,075		7,418,446
Other assets		40,402		47,750
Total Assets	$	9,680,420	$	8,282,780
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Senior debt	$	994,397	$	992,829
Other liabilities		15,058		15,075
Stockholders’ equity		8,670,965		7,274,876
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	9,680,420	$	8,282,780

Statement of Cash Flows

	Year Ended December 31
(Dollars in thousands)	2005			2004			2003
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$	1,486,164		$	1,279,721		$	1,106,099
Adjustments:
Equity in undistributed net earnings of subsidiaries		(1,235,527	)		(1,054,784	)		(938,876	)
Other, net		48,987			16,650			3,290
Net cash provided by operating activities		299,624			241,587			170,513
Cash flows from investing activities:
Decrease (increase) in fed funds and other investments		(150,000	)		523,238			(373,238	)
Decrease (increase) in securities available for sale		(2	)		55			200,716
Decrease (increase) in overnight notes receivable from subsidiary		(3,979	)		(706,129	)		399,369
Decrease (Increase) in other investments with subsidiary		217			(112	)		(2	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(153,764	)		(182,948	)		226,845
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of subordinated notes		-0-			-0-			(200,000	)
Dividends on common stock		(79,911	)		(64,157	)		(54,159	)
Exercise of stock options		35,296			29,277			12,728
Purchase and retirement of Company stock		(57,884	)		-0-			(151,230	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(102,499	)		(34,880	)		(392,661	)
Net increase in cash		43,361			23,759			4,697
Cash at beginning of period		29,937			6,178			1,481
Cash at end of period	$	73,298		$	29,937		$	6,178

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

NOTE Y - Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

	2005 Quarter Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	March 31		June 30		September 30		December 31
Interest income	$	1,311,485	$	1,464,202	$	1,631,766	$	1,792,443
Interest expense		606,921		744,637		883,938		1,029,329
Net interest income		704,564		719,565		747,828		763,114
Provision for loan losses		884		1,807		2,810		2,789
Noninterest income		82,613		112,085		129,434		138,004
Noninterest expense		224,239		238,574		237,382		262,220
Earnings before taxes on income		562,054		591,269		637,070		636,109
Taxes on income		213,804		230,840		254,830		240,864
Net earnings	$	348,250	$	360,429	$	382,240	$	395,245
Basic earnings per share	$	1.13	$	1.17	$	1.24	$	1.29
Diluted earnings per share	$	1.12	$	1.16	$	1.22	$	1.27

	2004 Quarter Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	March 31		June 30		September 30		December 31
Interest income	$	939,757	$	977,732	$	1,072,930	$	1,188,437
Interest expense		320,503		335,046		407,801		496,901
Net interest income		619,254		642,686		665,129		691,536
Provision for loan losses		241		392		197		2,571
Noninterest income		59,807		81,147		71,605		81,364
Noninterest expense		199,514		207,533		210,460		222,619
Earnings before taxes on income		479,306		515,908		526,077		547,710
Taxes on income		179,582		199,190		201,299		209,209
Net earnings	$	299,724	$	316,718	$	324,778	$	338,501
Basic earnings per share	$	0.98	$	1.04	$	1.06	$	1.11
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.97	$	1.02	$	1.05	$	1.09

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