Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. Completes Stock Repurchase Program

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: HOME), the parent company of Home Federal Bank, today announced the completion of its previously announced stock repurchase program. The Company repurchased 298,092 shares of its common stock at an average price of $13.09 per share. The shares repurchased represented 1.96% of the Company's total outstanding shares and 4.79% of the total shares held by minority stockholders. The shares will be used to fund the 2005 Recognition and Retention Plan that was approved by the Company's stockholders at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 23, 2005.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. is a savings and loan holding company headquartered in Nampa, Idaho. It is the parent company of Home Federal Bank, a federal savings bank that was originally organized as a building and loan association in 1920. The Company serves the Treasure Valley region of southwestern Idaho, which includes Ada, Canyon, Elmore and Gem Counties, through our 15 full-service banking offices and two mortgage loan centers. For more information, visit the Company web site at www.myhomefed.com.

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