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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-16-089718
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20161214
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20161215
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20161215

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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

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-22140
		FILM NUMBER:		162052386

	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="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">CURRENT REPORT</div>

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

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">On December 15, 2016, Meta Financial Group, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, MetaBank, announced that, on December 14, 2016, they had closed the acquisition contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2016, by and among the Company, MetaBank and Specialty Consumer Services LP (the &#8220;Asset Purchase Agreement&#8221;). The terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement are described in, and a copy of the Asset Purchase Agreement was filed as an exhibit to, the Company&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 10, 2016.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Sioux Falls, SD, December 15, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8211; Meta Financial Group, Inc.<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller">&#174;</sup> (NASDAQ: CASH) (&#8220;Meta Financial&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) announced today that on December 14, 2016, its bank subsidiary, MetaBank<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller">&#174;</sup>, completed the previously announced acquisition of substantially all of the assets and specified liabilities of Specialty Consumer Services LP (&#8220;SCS&#8221;). The assets acquired by MetaBank in the SCS acquisition include the SCS trade name, propriety underwriting model and loan management system and other assets. The SCS management team and other employees have been hired by MetaBank and SCS operations will continue to be based out of Hurst, Texas.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The acquisition was announced on November 10, 2016 and was consummated following satisfaction of certain closing conditions. The purchase price for the acquisition included the payment of approximately $7.5 million in cash to SCS and the issuance of 113,328 shares of Meta Financial common stock to SCS&#8217; stakeholders on behalf of SCS. In addition, contingent consideration of up to $35 million, payable in cash and Meta Financial common stock, will be paid if certain performance benchmarks are achieved subsequent to closing.</div>

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<div>The foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. Additional discussions of factors affecting the Company&#8217;s business and prospects are reflected under the headings &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; and in other sections of the Company&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K and in the Company&#8217;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other filings made with the SEC. The Company expressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Meta Financial Group, Inc. (&#8220;MFG&#8221;)<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, S.D., 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, EPS Financial and Specialty Consumer Services, its tax-related financial solutions divisions. For more information about Meta Financial Group, visit metafinancialgroup.com.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">SCS is the nation&#8217;s leading provider of technology, underwriting and consulting services to national tax return preparation companies and the pioneer for no fee refund advance products. SCS provides best-in-class analytics and lending services to its clients, allowing them to expand the benefits of product offerings and create consumer friendly solutions to meet customer needs.</div>

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