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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-19-057469
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190228
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190228
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190228

FILER:

	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:		19643368

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

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		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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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C.&nbsp;20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February&nbsp;28, 2019 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>META FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">0-22140</FONT></B></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>5501 South Broadband Lane, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57108 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>LESSEE OF MOBILE SOLAR GENERATORS AND AFFILIATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Feb. 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#151; Meta Financial Group, Inc.<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> (Nasdaq: CASH)
(&#147;Meta&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) is providing information about a specific situation involving a single relationship in the Company&#146;s solar leasing business given recent allegations of fraud and other wrong doing by one lessee and
its affiliates. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Meta previously purchased a portfolio of mobile solar generators from DC Solar Solutions, Inc. and certain of its affiliates and, in
turn, leased the generators to DC Solar Distribution, Inc., another affiliate of DC Solar Solutions. Recently, the Company became aware that the DC Solar entities named above, and their affiliates, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and that
they, along with their principals, are subjects of an ongoing federal investigation involving allegations of fraudulent conduct. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company believes
this was an isolated, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-credit-related</FONT> event involving a single third-party seller and lessee of mobile solar generators. Meta continues to gather information about the situation and is undertaking a full
inventory of its leased generators. Currently, the timing of and extent to which the Company will be able to recover the related assets remain uncertain. As of January&nbsp;31, 2019, the net book value of the assets leased to DC Solar Distribution
totaled $13.7&nbsp;million. In addition, Meta previously recognized $7.9&nbsp;million of investment tax credits associated with such assets between fiscal year 2017 and 2018. At this time, the Company is unable to determine the financial impact to
the Company, if any, or the amount of previously recorded tax credits that may be recaptured. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Strong asset quality is a high priority for Meta. We
believe the fundamentals of our company remain sound and this isolated situation does not represent declining credit standards or deterioration within any particular sector,&#148; said President and CEO Brad Hanson. &#147;The majority of our other
leased alternative energy assets (approximately $48.0&nbsp;million net book value in addition to $25.2&nbsp;million of associated income tax credits) are not mobile, but rather deployed in fixed locations with power purchase agreements to support
payment of lease obligations and are performing as expected. Our due diligence process involves verification and registration stages, as well as independent valuation practices. Nevertheless, we will continue to evaluate our diligence processes. We
expect to continue capitalizing on opportunities that meet our rigorous underwriting and return criteria to maximize shareholder returns.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Forward-Looking Statements </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company and MetaBank may
from time to time make written or oral &#147;forward-looking statements,&#148; including statements contained in this press release, the Company&#146;s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;), the Company&#146;s reports
to stockholders, and in other communications by the Company and MetaBank, which are made in good faith by the Company pursuant to the &#147;safe harbor&#148; provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You can identify forward-looking statements by words such as &#147;may,&#148; &#147;hope,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;should,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148;
&#147;plan,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;predict,&#148; &#147;potential,&#148; &#147;continue,&#148; &#147;could,&#148; &#147;future,&#148; or the negative of those terms, or
other words of similar meaning or similar expressions. You should carefully read statements that contain these words because they discuss our future expectations or state other &#147;forward-looking&#148; information. These forward-looking
statements are based on information currently available to the Company and MetaBank and assumptions about future events, and include statements with respect to the Company&#146;s beliefs, expectations, estimates, and intentions, which are subject to
significant risks and uncertainties, and are subject to change based on various factors, some of which are beyond the Company&#146;s control. </P>
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proceedings involving DC Solar Solutions, Inc., DC Solar Distribution, Inc., and their affiliates. The matters discussed in these forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, the costs, risks and effects on the Company of the ongoing federal investigation and bankruptcy proceedings involving DC Solar
Solutions, Inc., DC Solar Distribution, Inc., and their affiliates, including the potential financial impact of those matters on the net book value of Company assets leased to DC Solar Distribution and the Company&#146;s ability to recognize certain
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MetaBank<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> (&#147;Meta&#148;). Founded in 1954, Meta has grown to operate in several different financial sectors: payments, commercial finance, tax services, community banking and consumer
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