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M&I® Inducted into Ranking Arizona's Platinum Hall of Fame

PHOENIX, AZ (April 18, 2012) - M&I, a part of BMO Financial Group, was recently inducted into Ranking Arizona's 2012 Platinum Hall of Fame. Ranking Arizona: the Best of Arizona Business is the largest business public opinion poll in the state. Participants who voted based their opinions on the quality of products, ser vices and people.
M&I was featured at a special ceremony during the annual Best of the Best Awards event held at The Arizona Biltmore. The Platinum Hall of Fame winners were selected because they had been voted number one in a particular category of Ranking Arizona for 10 years. M&I - Arizona has received the number one Mortgage Bank rating for 14 of the past 15 years. In addition to the eight Hall of Fame inductees, winners in all 200+ categories were recognized at the evening event.
"It is gratifying to once again be recognized by our clients for the service and guidance we provide," said M&I Arizona President Steve Johnson. "Our vision is to be known as the bank that defines great customer experience, and we work hard every day to delight our customers and earn their trust."

*On July 5, 2011, the BMO Financial Group acquired Marshall & Ilsley Corporation through its subsidiary BMO Financial Corp. (formerly Harris Financial Corp.) At the time of the acquisition certain bank mergers also occurred. M&I Marshall and Ilsley Bank, M&I Bank N.A. (successor to M&I Bank FSB), and The Harris Bank N.A. merged into Harris N.A. At the time of these mergers, Harris National Association changed its name to BMO Harris Bank National Association. M&I is a trade name used by BMO Harris Bank N.A. BMO Harris Banksm is a part of BMO Financial Group, a North American financial organization with 1,600 branches, and a retail deposit base of approximately $180 billion.

About BMO Harris Bank N.A.
Based in Chicago, BMO Harris Bank N.A. provides a broad range of personal banking products and solutions through over 650 branches and approximately 1,350 ATMs in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Nevada, Arizona and Florida. BMO Harris Bank's commercial banking team provides a combination of sector expertise, local knowledge and mid-market focus throughout the U.S. Deposit and loan products and services provided by BMO Harris Bank N.A. Member FDIC.

About Ranking Arizona
Ranking Arizona, published by AZ Big Media, is the outcome of the largest business opinion poll in Arizona. The survey, based purely on public opinion, has been conducted and published annually since 1997.