Marine Bank Promotes Robert Churan to Senior Vice President and Arizona Market Manager


SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- (MARKET WIRE) -- October 18, 2006 -- Marine Bank, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (Marine), is pleased to announce that Robert (Bob) Churan has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Arizona Market Manager.

Mr. Churan, who has thirty years of banking experience, joined Marine in December 2005 as Vice President of Commercial Banking, and quickly became a primary contributor of Marine's loan growth in the Phoenix market. Mr. Churan's new responsibilities include managing commercial banking, private banking, mortgage lending, treasury management, and depository services for the Arizona market of Marine.

Prior to joining Marine, Mr. Churan served as Senior Relationship Manager for Meridian Bank in Phoenix. Mr. Churan has resided in the Phoenix metropolitan area for ten years, and worked for several financial institutions including Western Security Bank and U.S. Bank. Mr. Churan began his banking career in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and worked in a variety of management positions through which he gained valuable commercial lending and commercial real estate lending experience.

Marine Bank operates twelve full-service banking offices including one each in Scottsdale and Sun City, Arizona; two in Indianapolis, and one in Carmel, Indiana; one in Henderson, Nevada; and one each in Brookfield, Cedarburg, Franklin, Milwaukee, Pewaukee and Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. For more information, visit www.marinebank.com.

Contact Information: Contact: John Hickey President and CEO Angela Blair Investor Relations Officer Marine Bank 262-695-6000

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