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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-16-078858
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160906
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160906
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160906

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			META FINANCIAL GROUP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000907471
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6035]
		IRS NUMBER:				421406262
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-22140
		FILM NUMBER:		161869943

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5501 SOUTH BROADBAND LANE
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 1307
		CITY:			SIOUX FALLS
		STATE:			SD
		ZIP:			57108
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6057821767

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		STREET 1:		5501 SOUTH BROADBAND LANE
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 1307
		CITY:			SIOUX FALLS
		STATE:			SD
		ZIP:			57108

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FIRST MIDWEST FINANCIAL INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930618
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> September 6, 2016</font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">5501 South Broadband Lane, Sioux Falls, SD 57108</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Effective September 9, 2016, Meta Financial Group, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) will appoint Cynthia M. &#8220;Cindy&#8221; Smith as Executive Vice President (&#8220;EVP&#8221;) and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Ms. Smith, 57, currently serves as EVP and Head of Technology and Operations at the Company and will continue to be responsible for operations, product development, and technology and information management.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (9/6/16) &#8211; <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Meta Financial Group, Inc</font><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">.</font><sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#174;</sup> (NASDAQ: CASH &#8211;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> NEWS</font>) and <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">MetaBank</font> (&#8220;Meta&#8221;) announced today that Cynthia M. &#8220;Cindy&#8221; Smith will be appointed Executive Vice President (&#8220;EVP&#8221;) and Chief Operating Officer effective September 9th. Ms. Smith who is currently EVP and Head of Technology and Operations at Meta will continue to be responsible for operations, product development, and technology and information management across Meta in this new role. "Cindy has been instrumental in Meta&#8217;s recent growth and we are fortunate to have her on our leadership team," said J. Tyler Haahr, Chairman and CEO.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Prior to joining Meta in 2015, Smith held several executive positions, most recently at Zions Bancorporation where she was EVP, Director of Client Contact Services and Channel Management. She also held the position of EVP, Director of BankCard Product and Services at Zions Bancorporation. Smith was also named in 2008 by <font style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">American Banker</font> as one of the "Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking". Smith started her payments career while at US Bank, pioneering Purchasing Cards in the corporate market.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Ira Frericks, who currently serves as EVP and Chief Operating Officer, and reported to Smith, has agreed to resign his employment effective September 9th to pursue other opportunities. Frericks joined Meta in 2008 as Chief Accounting Officer and over his long career has served in important roles in accounting, finance and operations for a number of financial institutions. &#8220;Ira served Meta with distinction for more than eight years, helping the company navigate through a period of tremendous growth and change and we thank him for his service&#8221;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;</font>said J. Tyler Haahr, Chairman and CEO.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Meta Financial Group, Inc. (MFG)<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font>is the holding company for MetaBank<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller">&#174;</sup>, a federally chartered savings bank. MFG shares are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller">&#174;</sup> under the symbol CASH. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD, MetaBank operates in both the Banking and Payments industries through: MetaBank, its traditional retail banking operation; Meta Payment Systems, its electronic payments division; AFS/IBEX, its insurance premium financing division; and Refund Advantage, its tax refund-transfer software division.</div>

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