Exhibit 99.1

E*TRADE Financial Corporation Announces Second Quarter 2016 Results

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 2016--E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:ETFC)

Second Quarter Results

• Net income of $133 million, or $0.48 per diluted share
• Total net revenue of $474 million
• Allowance for loan losses of $293 million resulting in a benefit to provision for loan losses of $35 million
• Total non-interest expense of $295 million
• Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs) of 152,000
• End of period margin receivables of $6.8 billion
• Net new brokerage accounts of 23,000 and an annualized attrition rate of 8.3 percent
• Net new brokerage assets of $1.6 billion; end of period total customer assets of $286 billion
• Utilized $151 million to repurchase 5.9 million shares at an average price of $25.64, bringing the total utilization under the Company’s program to $502 million

E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:ETFC) today announced results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2016, reporting net income of $133 million, or $0.48 per diluted share. This compares to net income of $153 million, or $0.53 per diluted share, in the prior quarter which includes a $31 million⁽¹⁾ income tax benefit related to the release of valuation allowances against certain state deferred tax assets. This also compares to net income of $292 million, or $0.99 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2015 which includes a $220 million⁽¹⁾ income tax benefit related to the settlement of an IRS examination. Total net revenue of $474 million increased from $472 million in the prior quarter and $429 million in the second quarter of 2015.

“The second quarter was positive from several perspectives as our core business performed steadily, and we continued to deploy capital to the benefit of our owners,” said Paul Idzik, Chief Executive Officer. “The quarter closed in a frenzy of market activity that impelled a single-day record of net buying as customers seized opportunities following sharp market declines. As part of our effort to deepen engagement with our customers, we raised the bar with the launch of our Adaptive Portfolio offering – a solution that meets a broad array of customer needs and truly embodies our strengths as a best-in-class digital experience backed by the support of our financial consultants. With respect to capital, we distributed approximately $190 million to the parent, which allowed us to execute $151 million of share repurchases and continue our balance sheet growth initiative. Entering the second half of the year we are poised to capitalize on opportunities to improve our customer experience and deploy capital, while being mindful of the overall operating environment.”

E*TRADE reported DARTs of 152,000 during the quarter, a decrease of eight percent from the prior quarter and an increase of two percent versus the same quarter a year ago.

The Company ended the quarter with 3.3 million brokerage accounts, an increase of 23,000 from the prior quarter. This compares to 45,000⁽²⁾ net new brokerage accounts in the first quarter of 2016 and 25,000⁽²⁾ in the second quarter of 2015. Brokerage account attrition for the second quarter was 8.3 percent annualized.

The Company ended the quarter with $286 billion in total customer assets, compared with $285 billion at the end of the prior quarter and $302 billion a year ago.

During the quarter, customers added $1.6 billion in net new brokerage assets. Brokerage related cash increased by $0.4 billion to $43.0 billion during the second quarter. Customers were net buyers of approximately $1.4 billion of securities. Margin receivables averaged $6.5 billion in the quarter, down three percent from the prior quarter and 20 percent from the year ago quarter, ending the quarter at $6.8 billion.

Corporate cash, which is a component of consolidated cash and equivalents, ended the quarter at $523 million⁽³⁾, an increase of $41 million from the prior quarter. The increase in corporate cash was primarily driven by $187 million in capital distributions to the parent from the Company's bank and broker-dealer subsidiaries, offset by utilization of $151 million to repurchase shares of the Company's common stock. Consolidated cash and equivalents ended the quarter at $2.4 billion.

Net interest income for the second quarter was $286 million, down from $287 million in the prior quarter and up from $252 million a year ago. Second quarter results reflected a net interest margin of 2.64 percent on average interest-earning assets of $43.4 billion, compared with 2.81 percent on $40.9 billion in the prior quarter and 2.37 percent on $42.5 billion in the second quarter of 2015.

Commissions, fees and service charges, and other revenue in the second quarter were $178 million, compared to $175 million in the prior quarter and $167 million in the second quarter of 2015. Average commission per trade for the quarter was $10.82, up from $10.64 in the prior quarter and down from $10.96 in the second quarter of 2015. Total net revenue in the quarter also included $10 million of net gains on the sale of securities and other. This compares to $10 million in both the prior quarter and the second quarter of 2015.

Total non-interest expense in the quarter of $295 million decreased $17 million from the prior quarter, primarily driven by a decrease in advertising and market development spend, and decreased $14 million from the year ago period, which included $6 million of executive severance and $9 million related to a third party contract amendment. The Company’s operating margin for the quarter was 45 percent. This compared to an operating margin of 41 percent in the prior quarter and 27 percent a year ago. Adjusted operating margin in the second quarter was 38 percent⁽¹⁾, which compared to 34 percent⁽¹⁾ in the prior quarter and 28 percent⁽¹⁾ in the second quarter of 2015.

The Company’s total assets ended the quarter at $49.2 billion, an increase of $1.3 billion from the prior quarter. The increase was driven by the movement of customer assets held at third party institutions onto the Company's balance sheet during the quarter.

The Company’s loan portfolio ended the quarter at $4.4 billion, declining $0.3 billion from the prior quarter. Net charge-offs in the quarter resulted in a recovery of $6 million compared with a recovery of $3 million in the prior quarter and net charge-offs of $3 million in the second quarter of 2015. The allowance for loan losses ended the quarter at $293 million, down from $322 million in the prior quarter and $402 million in the second quarter of 2015. The decrease in the allowance resulted in a benefit to provision for loan losses of $35 million, which compared to a benefit of $34 million in the previous quarter and a provision of $3 million in the second quarter of 2015.

As of June 30, 2016, the Company reported consolidated and bank Tier 1 leverage ratios of 7.5 percent⁽⁴⁾ and 8.2 percent⁽⁵⁾, compared with 7.8 percent⁽⁴⁾ and 8.6 percent⁽⁵⁾ in the previous quarter.

Historical metrics and financials can be found on the E*TRADE Financial corporate website at about.etrade.com.

The Company will host a conference call to discuss the results beginning at 5 p.m. ET today. This conference call will be available to domestic participants by dialing (800) 686-0136 while international participants should dial +1 (303) 223-4378. A live audio webcast and replay of this conference call will also be available at about.etrade.com.

About E*TRADE Financial

E*TRADE Financial and its subsidiaries provide financial services including online brokerage and related banking products and services to retail investors. Securities products and services are offered by E*TRADE Securities (Member FINRA/SIPC). Bank products and services are offered by E*TRADE Bank, a Federal savings bank, Member FDIC, or its subsidiaries and affiliates. More information is available at www.etrade.com. ETFC-E

Important Notices

E*TRADE Financial, E*TRADE and the E*TRADE logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of E*TRADE Financial Corporation.

Forward-Looking Statements

The statements contained in this news release that are forward looking, including statements regarding the prospects from the launch of the Company’s Adaptive Portfolio and the Company’s ability to capitalize on opportunities to improve the customer experience and deploy capital to the benefit of its owners are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and are subject to a number of uncertainties and risks. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. The uncertainties and risks include, but are not limited to, macro trends of the economy in general and the residential real estate market, market volatility and its impact on trading volumes, instability in the consumer credit markets and credit trends, such as fluctuations in interest rates, increased mortgage loan delinquency and default rates, portfolio seasoning and resolution through collections, sales or charge-offs, the uncertainty surrounding the foreclosure process, the Company's ability to attract and retain customers, grow customer relationships and develop new products and services, increased competition, potential system disruptions and security breaches, and the potential negative regulatory consequences resulting from the implementation of financial regulatory reform as well as from actions by or more restrictive policies or interpretations of the Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the FDIC, the Department of Labor, or other regulators. Further information about these risks and uncertainties can be found in the annual, quarterly, and current reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, and Form 8-K previously filed by E*TRADE Financial Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission (including information in these reports under the caption “Risk Factors”). Any forward-looking statement included in this release speaks only as of the date of this communication; the Company disclaims any obligation to update any information, except as required by law.

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Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures and Certain Metrics

Management believes that adjusting GAAP measures by excluding or including certain items is helpful to investors and analysts who may wish to use some or all of this information to analyze the Company’s current performance, prospects and valuation. Management uses this non-GAAP information internally to evaluate operating performance and in formulating the budget for future periods. Management believes that the non-GAAP measures and metrics discussed below are appropriate for evaluating the operating and liquidity performance of the Company.

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS

Management believes that excluding the income tax benefit related to the release of a valuation allowance against state deferred tax assets and the income tax benefit related to the settled IRS examination of the Company's 2007, 2009, and 2010 federal tax returns from net income and EPS provides useful additional measures of the Company’s ongoing operating performance because these items are not directly related to our performance. See endnote (1) for a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to the comparable GAAP measures.

Adjusted Operating Margin

Management believes that excluding provision (benefit) for loan losses from operating margin provides a useful measure of the Company's ongoing operating performance because management excludes this item when evaluating operating margin performance. See endnote (1) for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to the comparable GAAP measure.

Corporate Cash

Corporate cash represents cash held at the parent company as well as cash held in certain subsidiaries, not including bank and broker-dealer subsidiaries, that can distribute cash to the parent company without any regulatory approval or notification. The Company believes that corporate cash is a useful measure of the parent company’s liquidity as it is the primary source of capital above and beyond the capital deployed in regulated subsidiaries. See endnote (3) for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to the comparable GAAP measure.

Tangible Book Value per Share

Tangible book value per share represents shareholders’ equity less goodwill (net of related deferred tax liability) and other intangible assets divided by common stock outstanding. The Company believes that tangible book value per share is a measure of the Company’s capital strength. See endnote (9) for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to the comparable GAAP measure.

It is important to note that these metrics and other non-GAAP measures may involve judgment by management and should be considered in addition to, not as substitutes for, or superior to, net income or other measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. For additional information on the adjustments to these non-GAAP measures, please see the Company’s financial statements and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” that will be included in the periodic report the Company expects to file with the SEC with respect to the financial periods discussed herein.

ENDNOTES

(1) The following tables provide reconciliations of non-GAAP adjusted net income, adjusted EPS, and adjusted operating margin percentage to the comparable GAAP measures (dollars in millions except for per share amounts):

(2) Net new brokerage accounts and end of period brokerage accounts were impacted by the closure of 4,430 accounts related to the shutdown of the Company's Hong Kong and Singapore operations in the first quarter of 2016. Net new and end of period brokerage accounts during the second quarter of 2015 were impacted by the closure of 3,484 accounts related to the escheatment of unclaimed property and 3,325 accounts related to the shutdown of the Company’s global trading platform.

(3) The following table provides a reconciliation of GAAP consolidated cash and equivalents to non-GAAP corporate cash at period end (dollars in millions):

(4) E*TRADE Financial’s capital ratios are calculated as follows and are preliminary for the current period (dollars in millions):

(5) E*TRADE Bank’s capital ratios are calculated as follows and are preliminary for the current period (dollars in millions):

(6) Beginning in the first quarter of 2016, the Company updated the presentation of its consolidated income statement line items as follows:

• Reclassified corporate interest income and corporate interest expense from other income (expense) to net interest income;
• Reclassified losses on early extinguishment of debt from other income (expense) to non-interest expense; and
• Reclassified other income (expense) from other income (expense) to gains (losses) on securities and other.

Prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

(7) Amounts and percentages may not recalculate due to rounding.

(8) Operating margin is the percentage of net revenue that results in income before income taxes. The percentage is calculated by dividing income before income taxes by total net revenue. Adjusted operating margin percentage is calculated by dividing income before income taxes, excluding the provision (benefit) for loan losses, by total net revenue.

(9) The following tables provide a reconciliation of GAAP book value and book value per share to non-GAAP tangible book value and tangible book value per share at period end (dollars in millions, except per share amounts):

(10) The brokerage account attrition rate is calculated by dividing attriting brokerage accounts, which are gross new brokerage accounts less net new brokerage accounts, by total brokerage accounts at the previous period end. This rate is presented on an annualized basis.

(11) Customer assets held by third parties are held outside E*TRADE Financial and include money market funds and sweep deposit accounts at unaffiliated financial institutions. Customer assets held by third parties are not reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet and are not immediately available for liquidity purposes. The following table provides details of customer assets held by third parties (dollars in billions):

(12) Net new customer assets are total inflows to all new and existing customer accounts less total outflows from all closed and existing customer accounts. The net new banking assets and net new brokerage assets metrics treat asset flows between E*TRADE entities in the same manner as unrelated third party accounts.

(13) Delinquent loans include charge-offs for loans that are in bankruptcy or are 180 days past due which have been written down to their expected recovery value. The following table shows the total amount of charge-offs on loans that are still held by the Company at the end of the periods presented (dollars in millions):

(14) Includes unpaid principal balances and premiums (discounts).

(15) The TDR loan performance detail is a subset of the Company’s total loan performance. TDRs include loan modifications performed under the Company’s modification programs and loans that have been charged-off due to bankruptcy notification.

(16) Modifications are a subset of TDRs, and represent loan modifications performed under the Company’s modification programs. They do not include loans that have been charged-off due to the Company receiving notification of bankruptcy if the loan has not been modified previously by the Company. The following table shows the reconciliation of total TDRs that had a modification and those for which the Company received a notification of bankruptcy (dollars in millions):

(17) The total expected losses on modifications includes both the previously recorded charge-offs and the specific valuation allowance.

CONTACT:
E*TRADE Media Relations
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or
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