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Harris Names Lilia Alvarado Director of Hispanic Banking

CHICAGO, March 14, 2007 – Harris is pleased to announce that Lilia Alvarado is named Director of Hispanic Banking, responsible for overseeing community development outreach efforts within the Hispanic community.

Alvarado joined Harris in 1979 and has held a variety of key roles in positioning Harris within the Hispanic market, most recently serving as Hispanic segment manager. Her commitment to serving and improving the Hispanic community is reflected in her current and past leadership roles in the community. She is a board member of the National Museum of Mexican Art and was appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley to the Mexico City Committee of Chicago Sister Cities International Program in 1999. Lilia served six years as an elected official on the Jane Addams Elementary Local School Council.

“Harris is at the forefront of serving our Hispanic community and today offers over 20 bank branches in the Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana area with Spanish speaking staff. Harris also offers a bi-lingual Client Contact Center, Spanish web-site, Spanish marketing materials and brochures as well as Spanish-language versions of our ATMs.” said Yasmin Bates, Executive Vice President, Harris Community Affairs and Economic Development. “We are pleased to have Lilia in this role, which will continue to strengthen our presence as a leading financial institution for the Hispanic community.”

Harris is an integrated financial service organization that provides more than one million personal, business, corporate and institutional clients with banking, l ending, investing, financial planning, trust administration, portfolio management, family office and wealth transfer services. For more information, please visit www.harrisbank.com.

Harris^® is a trade name and services are provided by Harris N.A., The Harris Bank N.A. and their affiliates. Members FDIC. Insurance and annuities are offered through Harris Bancorp Insurance Services, Inc (HBIS). Securities services are provided by Harris Nesbitt Corp (HNC), a registered broker/dealer, member NYSE, FINRA and SIPC. HBIS and HNC are wholly owned subsidiaries of Harris Financial Corp. Products offered by HBIS and HNC are Not Insured by the FDIC or any Federal Government Agency, Not a Deposit of or Guaranteed by any Bank, May Lose Value. The purchase of insurance or an annuity is not a condition on any bank loan or service. Financial planning and investment advisory services are provided by Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blayney, Inc., and SEC registered investment advisor. Family Office Services are provided by Harris myCFO, Inc.. Investment advisory services are also offered by Harris myCFO, LLC, an SEC registered investment advisor and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harris myCFO, Inc. Not all products and services are offered in every state and/or location.