Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. Announces Retirement of Board Member

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: HOME), the parent company of Home Federal Bank, announced today the retirement of Richard J. Schrandt from the Board of Directors of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc., Home Federal Bank and Home Federal MHC, effective October 31, 2005.

Mr. Schrandt has been a director of Home Federal Bank since 1995 and presently serves on the Company's Audit Committee. He is a retired Certified Public Accountant and was the owner of D&B Supply from 1985 to 2002. Prior to that, he was a financial analyst and controller with Peavey Company/ConAgra for 11 years and an auditor for Arthur Andersen & Co. for three years.

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.

Forward Looking Statements:

Statements in this report regarding future events, performance or results are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 ("PSLRA") and are made pursuant to the safe harbors of the PSLRA. Actual results could be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause results to differ include but are not limited to, regulatory capital requirements, future earnings and cash flow of the Company, regulatory changes and general economic conditions. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are disclosed in Home Federal Bancorp, Inc.'s recent filings with the SEC, including but not limited to Annual Reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. Forward-looking statements are accurate only as of the date released, and we do not undertake any responsibility to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

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