Exhibit 99

CENTRAL FEDERAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES 3rd QUARTER 2013 RESULTS

Highlights

Fairlawn, Ohio – November 8, 2013 – Central Federal Corporation (Nasdaq: CFBK) (the “Company”)

announced a net loss of $0.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, which represented a $1.5 million improvement compared to a net loss of $1.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, due primarily to a $0.9 million decrease in noninterest expense, a $0.5 million decrease in provision expense and a $0.3 million improvement in net interest income. 

The net loss attributable to common stockholders totaled $0.4 million, or $(0.02) per diluted common share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, compared to net earnings attributable to common stockholders of $2.9 million, or $0.38 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.  For the quarter ended September 30, 2012, the discount on the redemption of the TARP obligation increased net earnings attributable to common stockholders by $5.0 million, while the preferred stock dividends and accretion of discount on the preferred stock increased the net loss attributable to the common stockholders by $107,000.  Due to the redemption of the TARP obligation on September 26, 2012, there was no impact on 2013 earnings related to the preferred stock dividends and accretion of discount on the net loss attributable to the common stockholders.  

The net loss of $1.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, decreased $1.6 million, or 47.5% compared to a net loss of $3.3 million for the nine months September 30, 2012.  The decrease in net loss was due primarily to a $1.3 million decrease in noninterest expenses, a $263,000 increase in net interest income, and a $217,000 decrease in provision expense, offset by an $182,000 decrease in noninterest income.

Net loss attributable to common stockholders totaled $1.7 million, or $(0.11) per diluted common share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared to net earnings attributable to common stockholders of $1.3 million, or $0.42 per diluted common share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the discount on the redemption of the TARP obligation increased the net earnings attributable to common stockholders by $5.0 million, while the preferred stock dividends and accretion of discount on the preferred stock increased the net loss attributable to the common stockholders by $328,000.  Due to the redemption of the TARP obligation on September 26, 2012, there was no impact on 2013 earnings related to the preferred stock dividends and accretion of discount on the net loss attributable to the common stockholders.  

Timothy T. O’Dell, CEO, commented, “We continue to show consistent improvement in the core fundamentals of our business; credit quality continues to improve, commercial loan growth is strong and we continue to drive consistent growth of net interest income. In addition, we have maintained good discipline in managing noninterest expense.  Our executive team is spending considerable time out meeting with prospective new and existing bank clients and forging relationships, which has resulted in many quality new business banking customers.  Our pipeline of loan-driven,  full-service business banking opportunities remains strong. We are extremely gratified that we have been able to attract quality business banking customers located in both Northeast Ohio (Akron and Cleveland) as well as Central Ohio (Columbus). We believe that having a presence in multiple metro banking markets positions us uniquely for continued growth.  When we open in Cleveland, expected early next year, CFBank will be serving 3 major metro markets in addition to our 2 community bank branches located in Eastern Ohio (Wellsville and Calcutta). In addition to growing our full service business banking relationships with closely held businesses, we have invested in expanding our residential mortgage lending business by hiring residential sales and operations staff in Columbus, Akron and Newark. We have also introduced a construction lending product and are focusing on loans for home purchases versus refinances.  We expect this investment to add incrementally to earnings next year and in addition, will allow us to add new CFBank customers and provide additional cross selling opportunities for other banking services.”

“The recently announced sale of our Fairlawn office building will allow us to relocate our main office branch down the street to a facility which will provide our Fairlawn customers with enhanced services including a drive thru and ATM.  This sale will allow us to also establish a visible presence in the Cleveland market, allowing us to better serve the growing business banking customer base located there. In addition, we have subsequently added 2 additional experienced residential mortgage originators in the Cleveland area.  As a result of this transaction, the Company is expecting to recognize a gain on sale of assets of approximately $1.0 million during the 4th quarter of 2013.”

“We are pleased with our trajectory and we are tracking well in terms of executing our strategic business plan of growth and expansion. We believe we are well positioned for continued growth for the 4th quarter of 2013 and as we move into 2014 based on our strong business banking pipeline and increasing residential mortgage loan pipeline, our successes to date in attracting high quality new customers, and the opportunities related to having a Cleveland presence in early 2014.”

Overview of Results

Net interest income.  Net interest income totaled $1.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 and increased $256,000,  or 22.5%, compared to $1.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. The increase in net interest income was primarily due to a $169,000 increase in interest income, coupled with an $87,000 decrease in interest expense.  The increase in interest income was primarily attributed to an $18.5 million, or 9.1%, increase in average interest-earning assets outstanding, coupled with an improved mix.  The decrease in interest expense was attributed to a 27 bps reduction in the average cost of funds on interest bearing liabilities, which more than offset a $13.4 million, or 7.3%, increase in interest bearing liabilities, resulting from deposit growth. As a result, our net interest margin improved 27 bps to 2.53% for the third quarter of 2013, as compared to 2.26% for the third quarter of 2012.

Net interest income totaled $3.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and increased by $263,000, or 7.3%, compared to $3.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The increase in net interest income was primarily due to a $454,000 decrease in interest expense, which more than offset a $191,000 decrease in interest income.  The decrease in interest expense was primarily attributed to a 23 bps decrease in the average cost of funds on interest bearing liabilities, combined with a $12.5 million decrease in average interest-bearing liabilities, as brokered CD’s continue to run off at higher rates.  The decrease in interest income was a result of asset re-pricing and mix, which offset the increase in average loan growth.  As a result, our net interest margin for the nine months ending September 30, 2013 improved 22 bps to 2.46%, as compared to 2.24% for the same period for 2012.

Robert E. Hoeweler, Chairman of the Board, added “we have made considerable progress in our drive to restore the Bank to profitability, and the emphasis continues to be on quality asset growth coupled with increasing net interest income. We continue to focus on improving the efficiencies of our operations, while recognizing the need to continue to make investments in the business, such as our mortgage expansion, and expansion into the Cleveland market in line with our business plan.”

Provision for loan losses.  The provision for loan losses totaled $76,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 and decreased $467,000, or 86.0%, compared to $543,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.  The decrease in the provision for loan losses for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 was primarily due to improved credit quality, a decrease in special mention and substandard loans, and a decrease in net charge-offs, which more than offset the growth in the portfolio.  We experienced net recoveries of $30,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, which reflected an improvement of $556,000 as compared to net charge-offs totaling $526,000, or 1.59% of average loans on an annualized basis, for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. The decrease in net charge-offs during the three months ended September 30, 2013 was primarily related to commercial real estate loans.

The provision for loan losses totaled $726,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and decreased $217,000, or 23.0%, compared to $943,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  The decrease in the provision for loan losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was primarily due to improved credit quality, a decrease in special mention and classified assets, and a decrease in net charge-offs, which more than offset provision expense related to growth in the loan portfolio.  We experienced net recoveries of $208,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, which reflected an improvement of $1.8 million as compared to net charge-offs totaling $1.6 million, or 1.53% of average loans on an annualized basis, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The decrease in net charge-offs during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was primarily related to multi-family residential and commercial real estate loans.

Noninterest income.  Noninterest income for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 totaled $176,000 and decreased $86,000, or 32.8%, compared to $262,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.  The decrease was primarily due to the fact there was a $1,000 net loss on the sales of loans for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, compared to  a $146,000 gain on the sales  of loans during the quarter ended September 30, 2012.  The decrease was partially offset by an increase in service charges on deposits and other miscellaneous income.

Noninterest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 totaled $578,000 and decreased $182,000, or 24.0%, compared to $760,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The decrease was primarily due to the fact there were no sales of securities in the current year to date results, compared to a $143,000 gain on the sale of securities during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, and declines in net gains on the sale loans of $169,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The decrease was partially offset by an increase in service charges on deposits.

Noninterest expense.    Noninterest expense decreased $887,000, or 32.1%, and totaled $1.9 million for the third quarter of 2013, compared to $2.8 million for the third quarter of 2012. The decrease in noninterest expense during the three months ended September 30, 2013 was primarily due to a decrease

in expenses associated with foreclosed assets, director fees, FDIC premiums, primarily as a result of a lower assessment rate, and salaries and benefits due to a restructuring of staffing levels. The $23,000, or 82.2%, decrease in director fees was due to the fact that our directors elected to forego the payment of cash director fees at this current time and the only director compensation expense being recognized is related to stock option grants. 

Noninterest expense decreased $1.3 million, or 19.0%, and totaled $5.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared to $6.8 million for the nine months ended 2012. The decrease in noninterest expense during the period was primarily due to a $1.0 million decrease in expenses associated with foreclosed assets, a $215,000 decrease in FDIC premiums, primarily as a result of a lower assessment rate, and a $134,000 decrease in salaries and benefits due to a right-sizing of staffing levels that occurred in late 2012.

Thad Perry, President, commented, “Expense discipline remains an integral part of our culture, as we continue to focus on improving the efficiencies and effectiveness of our operations.  At the same time, we have been diligently working on transforming ourselves into a commercially-focused bank and instilling a competitive culture, as evident by our success in increasing our commercial loan balances and relationships.  We are particularly excited about the opportunity to expand our presence in the Cleveland market and the new business opportunities it affords us regarding our focus on closely held businesses and the people that serve them.”

Balance Sheet Activity

General.  Assets totaled $250.4 million at September 30, 2013 and increased $35.4 million, or 16.4%, from $215.0 million at December 31, 2012.  The increase was primarily due to a $17.3 million increase in net loan balances and a $21.6 million increase in cash and cash equivalents, partially offset by a $7.1 million decrease in securities.

Cash and cash equivalents.   Cash and cash equivalents totaled $46.8 million at September 30, 2013 and increased $21.6 million, or 86.0%, from $25.1 million at December 31, 2012. The increase in liquidity was a result of management's efforts to increase deposit activity through new business relationships in order to fund anticipated loan growth in the pipeline, and a reduction in balances in the Northpointe Bank Mortgage Purchase Program, due to a softening in the market. 

Loans.  Net loans totaled $170.3 million at September 30, 2013 and increased $17.3 million, or 11.3%, from $153.0 million at December 31, 2012. The increase was primarily due to higher commercial, multi-family residential, commercial real estate and construction loan balances. A renewed lending focus after the successful capital raise was a key driver in growing earning assets.

Allowance for loan losses (ALLL). The ALLL totaled $6.2 million at September 30, 2013 and increased $934,000, or 17.8%, from $5.2 million at December 31, 2012.  The increase in the ALLL was due to a 11.5% increase in overall loan balances, partially offset by a 15.2% decrease in nonperforming loans, a 12.5% decrease in past due loans, and a 16.5% decrease in criticized and classified loans during the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The ratio of the ALLL to total loans was 3.50% at September 30, 2013, compared to 3.31% at December 31, 2012. In addition, the ratio of the ALLL to nonperforming assets improved to 114.5% at September 30, 2013, compared to 82.4% at December 31, 2012.

Deposits. Deposits totaled $210.7 million at September 30, 2013 and increased $37.2 million, or 21.4%, from $173.5 million at December 31, 2012.  The increase was primarily due to increases in certificate of deposit, money market and checking accounts of $21.3 million, $9.3 million and $6.1 million, respectively. The increase in CD’s was offset by a $7.5 million decrease in brokered deposits and CDARS balances, as discussed more fully below.  Management continues to focus on strategic deposit gathering initiatives to continue to improve liquidity, cross-sell relationships, and fund future loan growth.

Stockholders’ equity.    Stockholders’ equity totaled $22.0 million at September 30, 2013 and decreased $1.7 million, or 7.1%, from $23.6 million at December 31, 2012.  The decrease was primarily due to a net loss of $1.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

During the third quarter, the Company entered into negotiations regarding the sale of its Fairlawn office building and, on October 29, 2013, the Company completed the sale of its Fairlawn office building for approximately $3.2 million.  As a result, the Company is expecting to recognize a gain on sale of assets of approximately $1.0 million during the fourth quarter.

About Central Federal Corporation and CFBank

Central Federal Corporation is the holding company for CFBank, a federally chartered savings association formed in Ohio in 1892.  CFBank has four full-service banking offices in Fairlawn, Calcutta, Wellsville and Worthington, Ohio.  Additional information about CFBank’s banking services and the Company is available at www.CFBankOnline.com.

Forward-Looking Information

Statements in this earnings release and in other communications by the Company that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements which are made in good faith by us. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (1) projections of revenues, income or loss, earnings or loss per common share, capital structure and other financial items; (2) plans and objectives of the management or Boards of Directors of the Company or CFBank; (3) statements regarding future events, actions or economic performance; and (4) statements of assumptions underlying such statements.  Words such as "estimate," "strategy," "may," "believe," "anticipate," "expect," "predict," "will," "intend," "plan," "targeted," and the negative of these terms, or similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements.  Various risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by our forward-looking statements.  The following factors could cause such differences:

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance or results.  A forward-looking statement may include a statement of the assumptions or bases underlying the forward-looking statement.  We believe we have chosen these assumptions or bases in good faith and that they are reasonable.  We caution you, however, that assumptions or bases almost always vary from actual results, and the differences between assumptions or bases and actual results can be material.  The forward-looking statements included in this report speak only as of the date of the report.  We undertake no obligation to publicly release revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements, except to the extent required by law.