MB Financial Bank Reports Participation in FDIC’s Temporary Liquidity Program

MB Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBFI), the holding company for MB Financial Bank, N.A., announced today that MB Financial Bank will participate in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (TLGP).

"MB chose to continue in the program in order to offer our business and individual customers a higher level of protection in this uncertain economic environment,” said Mitchell Feiger, president and CEO, MB Financial, Inc. "MB is well-capitalized and well positioned to serve the financial needs of the Chicago-area market. With our solid commitment to systems, service, sales and support in the Treasury Management area, this reassures our customers and potential customers that their deposits will have unlimited insurance coverage for all non-interest bearing accounts and accounts earning 0.5 percent interest or less on deposit with MB Financial Bank.”

This deposit protection remains in place through December 31, 2009. This is in addition to the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, which temporarily raised the basic FDIC deposit insurance coverage limits from $100,000 to $250,000 through the same time period.

MB Financial, Inc., a Chicago-based financial holding company, is the parent company of MB Financial Bank, N.A. MB Financial Bank is a locally-operated financial institution that has been delivering competitive personalized service for nearly 100 years to businesses and individuals who live and work in the Chicago metropolitan area. MB Financial Bank has locations throughout the Chicagoland area. More information about the company can be found at www.mbfinancial.com.

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