BUSINESS OF HOME LOAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION

     Home Loan Financial Corporation ("HLFC", OTCBB: HLFN), a unitary thrift holding company incorporated under the laws of the State of Ohio, owns all of the issued and outstanding common shares of The Home Loan Savings Bank ("Bank"), a savings and loan association incorporated under the laws of the State of Ohio, together referred to as the Corporation. On March 25, 1998, HLFC acquired all of the common shares issued by the Bank upon its conversion from a mutual savings and loan association to a stock savings and loan association ("Conversion"). HLFC's activities have been limited primarily to holding the common shares of the Bank.

     The Bank conducts business from its main office in Coshocton, Ohio and full-service branch offices in Coshocton, Mount Vernon and West Lafayette, Ohio. The principal business of the Bank is the origination of permanent mortgage loans secured by first mortgages on one- to four-family residential real estate located in Coshocton County, Ohio, the Bank's primary market area. The Bank also originates a limited number of loans for the construction of one- to four-family residences and permanent mortgage loans secured by multifamily and nonresidential real estate in its primary market area. In addition to real estate lending, the Bank originates commercial loans and various types of consumer credits, including home improvement loans, education loans, loans secured by savings accounts, motor vehicle loans, unsecured loans and credit cards. For liquidity and interest rate risk management purposes, the Bank invests in interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions, U.S. Treasury and agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and other investments permitted by applicable law. Funds for lending and other investment activities are obtained primarily from savings deposits, which are insured up to applicable limits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") in the Savings Association Insurance Fund ("SAIF"), principal repayments on loans, maturities of securities and borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB").

     Home Loan Financial Services, Inc., is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HLFC formed to sell life insurance, annuities, long-term care insurance, and investment products. Home Loan Financial Services, Inc. was formed in 2002.

     As a savings and loan holding company, HLFC is subject to regulation, examination and oversight by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. The Bank is subject to regulation, examination and oversight by the FDIC and the State of Ohio Division of Financial Institutions. HLFC and the Bank are also subject to the provisions of the Ohio Revised Code generally applicable to corporations.