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Harris Names Randall Raup Head of Retail Lending
23-year banking veteran brings strong customer focus and exceptional leadership experience

CHICAGO, June 29, 2010 – Harris today announced Randall Raup as its new senior vice president and head of Retail Lending. Raup will be responsible for leading a team of professionals to deliver Harris' retail credit lending products and services, including mortgage, home equity, and con sumer loans. He will be based out of Harris' Consumer Lending Center in Rolling Meadows.

A 23-year veteran of the banking industry, Raup has served in leadership roles at HSBC, Household International, and KPMG, LLP. As head of Harris' Retail Lending, Raup will be responsible for driving profitable direct consumer credit growth through business development, effective risk management, strategic market initiatives and exemplary customer service.

"Randy is an asset to our leadership team," said Chris McComish, Executive Vice-President, Head of Personal Banking, Harris, N.A. "His long track record of success coupled with his proven expertise in leading teams of skilled individuals position him strongly to execute our customer-focused strategy of providing simplicity, guidance and financial know-how."

Randy earned his undergraduate degree in business from Eastern Illinois University, and his master's degree in management from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant. Randy and his wife, Betty, currently reside in Wilmette.  

About Harris
Harris is an integrated financial service organization providing more than 1.2 million personal, business and corporate clients with banking, lending, investing and wealth management solutions. The organization is a member of the BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), which also provides corporate and investment banking services in the U.S. under the BMO Capital Markets name.

Harris^® is a trade name used by various financial service subsidiaries of Harris Financial Corp. Banking products and services are provided by Harris N.A., The Harris Bank, N.A. and their bank affiliates, Members FDIC. Brokerage products are offered through Harris Investor Services, Inc. (HIS), a registered broker/dealer, member FINRA/SIPC, and SEC-registered investment advisor. Insurance and annuities are offered throu gh Harris Bancorp Insurance Services, Inc. (HBIS). Investment banking services are provided by BMO Capital Markets Corp. (BMOCMC) and BMO Capital Markets GKST, Inc. (GKST), a Municipal Bond Dealer and member FINRA and SIPC. Financial planning and investment advisory services are provided by Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blayney, Inc. (HSBSB), an SEC registered investment advisor. Family Office Services are provided by Harris myCFO, Inc. Investment advisory services are offered by Harris myCFO Investment Advisory Services LLC (HmyCFO), a SEC-registered investment advisor and wholly-owned subsidiary of Harris myCFO, Inc. Stoker Ostler Wealth Advisors (SOWA) is an SEC-registered investment advisor. Investment advisory services to institutional clients are provided by Harris Investment Management (HIM), an SEC-registered investment advisor. Products offered by HIS, HBIS, BMOCM, HSBSB, HmyCFO and HIM, affiliated companies and are wholly owned subsidiaries of Harris Financial Corp.,: Are Not Insured by the FDIC or any Federal Government Agency, Not a Deposit of or guaranteed by Any Bank or Bank Affiliate, May lose Value. The purchase of insurance or an annuity is not a condition to any bank loan or service. Not all products and services are offered in every state and/or location.