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United PanAm Financial Announces Second Quarter 2001 Results

    NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--July 23, 2001--United PanAm Financial Corp. today announced results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2001.
    For the quarter, the company reported income from continuing operations and net income of $1.9 million, equal to $0.11 per diluted share, contrasted with a loss from continuing operations of $1.8 million, or $0.11 per share, for the same period a year ago.
    Included in the calculations of net income in the current second quarter was a one-time pre-tax charge of $1.4 million for compensation expense related to the conversion of the option plan of the United Auto Credit Corp. subsidiary to options of United PanAm Financial.
    Net income also reflects a $1.3 million gain on the sale of loans representing substantially all of the remaining company's mortgage related assets. Excluding those non-recurring items, net income would have been $1.9 million or $0.11 per diluted share for the three-month period ended June 30, 2001.
    Interest income for the 2001-second quarter rose 36.5% to $14.5 million from $10.6 million a year ago. Net interest income totaled $9.3 million, a 27.8% increase over last year's $7.3 million.
    For the six months ended June 30, 2001, the company reported income from continuing operations and net income of $3.4 million or $0.21 per diluted share, versus a loss from continuing operations of $823,000, or $0.05 per share, for the comparable period a year ago.
    Interest income for the first six months of 2001 advanced 49.5% to $28.5 million from $19 million a year ago. Net interest income increased 26.8% to $17.7 million from $13.9 million a year earlier.
    "With the sale of the remaining mortgage related assets we have effectively closed the book on the mortgage operations. We are excited about the gains achieved in both our automobile finance and insurance premium finance operations," said Guillermo Bron, chairman of the board and chief executive officer.
    "Our controlled expansion strategy continues to attain quality growth while maintaining low charge-offs and delinquencies."
    During the second quarter of 2001, the company, through its subsidiaries and divisions, purchased gross auto contracts totaling $59.5 million, compared with $42.7 million in the 2000-second quarter. Gross automobile receivables increased to $209.4 million at June 30, 2001 from $152.2 million in the comparable period a year ago.
    Annualized net charge-offs were 4.32% in the six months ended June 30, 2001 compared with 4.03% in the comparable prior-year period. Total delinquencies as a percentage of net auto contracts outstanding were 0.57% at June 30, 2001 compared with 0.44% at June 30, 2000. During the past year, the company opened eight automobile finance branches for a total of 32 branches in 14 states.
    The company, through its subsidiaries and divisions, originated $24.7 million in insurance premium finance loans during the current second quarter. This compares with the $21.7 million in the prior-year quarter. The insurance premium finance business, with $35.1 million in loans outstanding at June 30, 2001, also continued to contribute to income from continuing operations.
    At June 30, 2001, the company's capital to assets ratio was 12.44% with shareholders' equity totaling $74.4 million. Pan American Bank, FSB, the company's banking subsidiary, continues to be "well-capitalized" at June 30, 2001, under current Office of Thrift Supervision capital regulations.
    United PanAm Financial, a diversified specialty finance company, originates and acquires for investment automobile insurance premium finance contracts and retail automobile installments sales contracts.


             United PanAm Financial Corp. and Subsidiaries
                 Consolidated Statements of Operations
                              (Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)   
                                 Three Months           Six Months
                                Ended June 30,        Ended June 30,
                                ------------------------------------
                                2001      2000        2001      2000  
                                ------------------------------------
Interest Income
  Loans                      $ 11,057  $  8,380    $ 21,346  $ 16,055
  Securities                    3,468     2,261       7,108     2,972
    Total interest income      14,525    10,641      28,454    19,027

Interest Expense
  Deposits                      4,811     3,139       9,831     4,842
  Federal Home Loan Bank 
   advances                       393       236         907       236
  Other borrowings                 32        --          32        --
    Total interest expense      5,236     3,375      10,770     5,078
     Net interest income        9,289     7,266      17,684    13,949
  Provision for loan losses       124         5         168        77
     Net interest income after 
      provision for loan losses 9,165     7,261      17,516    13,872

Non-interest Income
  Loss on residual interests in 
   securitizations                 --    (5,000)         --    (5,000)
  Net gain on sales of loan     1,250        --       1,607        --
  Service charges and fees        168       154         333       307
  Loan related charges and fees    66        50         141       104
  Other income                     34        32          67        64
    Total non-interest income   1,518    (4,764)      2,148    (4,525)

Non-interest Expense
  Compensation and benefits     5,152     3,208       8,861     6,305
  Occupancy                       753       577       1,517     1,110
  Other                         1,726     1,695       3,705     3,221
    Total non-interest expense  7,631     5,480      14,083    10,636

    Income (loss) from 
     continuing operations 
     before income taxes        3,052    (2,983)      5,581    (1,289)
 
Income taxes (benefit)          1,190    (1,158)      2,175      (466)

Income (loss) from continuing 
 operations                     1,862    (1,825)      3,406      (823)

Loss on disposal of discontinued 
 operations, net of tax            --    (3,291)         --    (3,291)

Net income (loss)            $  1,862  $ (5,116)   $  3,406  $ (4,114)

Earnings (loss) per share -- basic:
  Continuing operations      $   0.12  $ ( 0.11)   $   0.21  $ ( 0.05)
  Discontinued operations          --  $ ( 0.20)         --  $ ( 0.20)
  Net income (loss)          $   0.12  $ ( 0.31)   $   0.21  $ ( 0.25)
  Weighted average shares 
   outstanding                 16,169    16,164      16,161    16,572

Earnings (loss) per share -- diluted:
  Continuing operations      $   0.11  $ ( 0.11)   $   0.21  $ ( 0.05)
  Discontinued operations          --  $ ( 0.20)         --  $ ( 0.20)
  Net income (loss)          $   0.11  $ ( 0.31)   $   0.21  $ ( 0.25)
  Weighted average shares 
   outstanding                 17,380    16,687      16,613    16,724


             United PanAm Financial Corp. and Subsidiaries
            Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
                              (Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                                                June 30     December 31
                                                -----------------------
                                                  2001         2000
                                                -----------------------

Assets
Cash and due from banks                        $   8,790    $   6,115
Short term investments                           168,243       36,477
  Cash and cash equivalents                      177,033       42,592
Securities available for sale, 
 at fair value                                   189,657      223,265
Residual interests in securitizations, 
 at fair value                                        --        8,861
Loans, net                                       208,078      192,368
Loans held for sale                                  253          712
Premises and equipment, net                        1,823        1,591
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost              3,600        3,000
Accrued interest receivable                        3,099          814
Real estate owned, net                                47          871
Other Assets                                      14,205       15,904
   Total assets                                $ 597,795    $ 489,978

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Deposits                                       $ 383,109    $ 348,230
Federal Home Loan Bank advances                   57,000       60,000
Other borrowings                                  74,183           --
Accrued expenses and other liabilities             9,101       12,431
   Total liabilities                             523,393      420,661

Common stock (no par value):
  Authorized, 30 million shares issued 
   and outstanding, 16,188,650 and 
   16,149,650 shares at June 30, 2001 
   and Dec. 31, 2000, respectively                66,684       65,291
Retained earnings                                  6,930        3,524
Unrealized gain on securities available 
 for sale, net                                       788          502
   Total shareholders' equity                     74,402       69,317

   Total liabilities and shareholders' equity  $ 597,795    $ 489,978


             United PanAm Financial Corp. and Subsidiaries
                        Selected Financial Data
                              (Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)
                                At or For the         At or For the
                             Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended
                             ---------------------------------------
                             June 30,  June 30,    June 30,  June 30,
                               2001      2000        2001      2000 
                             ----------------------------------------
Automobile Finance Data
Gross contracts purchased  $  59,548  $  42,688   $ 117,291  $  83,016
Net contracts outstanding    188,436    130,777     188,436    130,777
Annualized net charge-offs 
  to average contracts(a)       4.26%      4.06%       4.32%      4.03%
Delinquencies (% of net contracts)
     31-60 days                 0.38%      0.31%       0.38%      0.31%
     61-90 days                 0.11%      0.08%       0.11%      0.08%
     90+ days                   0.08%      0.05%       0.08%      0.05%

Insurance Premium Finance Data
Loans originated           $  24,697  $  21,744   $  48,966  $  46,767
Loans outstanding at period 
  end                         35,072     29,384      35,072     29,384
Annualized net charge-offs 
  to average loans(a)           1.32%      0.86%       1.06%      1.18%

Other Data
Return on average assets from 
  continuing operations(a)      1.25%    (2.15)%       1.28%    (0.57)%
Return on average shareholders' 
  equity from continuing 
  operations(a)                 8.78%    (9.57)%       9.52%    (2.16)%

Retail deposits            $ 286,944  $ 283,715   $ 286,944  $ 283,715
Wholesale deposits            96,165     14,364      96,165     14,364
Weighted average interest
  rate on deposits              5.04%      5.39%       5.04%      5.39%
Allowance for credit losses 
  to total loans                7.88%     10.07%       7.88%     10.07%
Consolidated capital to 
  assets ratio                 12.44%     17.11%      12.44%     17.11%
Pan American Bank capital ratios:
     Tangible                   7.66%     10.03%       7.66%     10.03%
     Core                       7.66%     10.03%       7.66%     10.03%
     Risk-based                17.65%     12.22%      17.65%     12.22%
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    (a) Quarterly information is annualized for comparability with
full year information.