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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 > No For the fiscal year ended September 30 , 2021 OR o No □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Commission File Number : 0-22140 Meta Financial Group META FINANCIAL GROUP INC.Ⓡ ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Common Stock , $ .01 par value to 5501 South Broadband Lane , Sioux Falls , South Dakota 57108 ( Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code ) ( 877 ) 497-7497 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Trading Symbol ( s ) . CASH 42-1406262 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None . Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes Name of each exchange on which registered The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant Section 13 and Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes > No Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes > No Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer . " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act :