Item 8.01 Other Events

On December 12, 2012, TCF Financial Corporation (the "Company") announced the pricing of its public offering of 4,000,000 shares of 6.45% Series B Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, at a public offering price of $25 per share for gross proceeds of $100 million. TCF has also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 600,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock to cover over-allotments, if any, at the same price for potential additional gross proceeds of $15 million. A copy of the Company's press release containing such announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release of TCF Financial Corporation dated December 12, 2012