Downey Financial Corp. (Downey) is a savings and loan holding company. Downey Savings and Loan Association (the Bank) is the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary. The Company is also involved in real estate investments. Its banking activities focus on attracting funds from the general public and institutions and obtaining borrowings; originating and investing in loans, primarily residential real estate mortgage loans, investment securities and mortgage-backed securities, and originating and selling loans to investors in the secondary markets. In November 2008, U.S. Bancorp announced that its lead bank, U.S. Bank National Association, has acquired the banking operations of Downey Savings & Loan Association, F.A.