"MB Financial Bank" Officially Begins Appearing Today At 31 Former Manufacturers, MidCity Illinois Bank Locations.

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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2001

The name MB Financial Bank, officially begins appearing on the 31 former Manufacturers Bank, MidCity National Bank, First National Bank of Morton Grove and First National Bank of Elmhurst locations in the Chicagoland area, it was announced here by Mitchell Feiger, President and CEO of MB Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq; MBFI), the holding company for the bank operations.

The introduction of the new name follows the November merger of the two banking entities that have served the middle market and the local communities in which they have operated for a combined 157 years.

Corporate wide, MB Financial, Inc., has over 700 employees and $3.5 billion in assets. MB Financial Bank is now one of the largest middle-market focused banks based in Chicago.

The new identity features "mb financial bank" in lower case with contemporary red and warm gray colors, and the tagline "experience. the difference". The new identity will appear in print, direct mail, outdoor, transit, television billboards ads, and be heard on radio commercials.

"Our new name and identity are reflective of the full range of bank and other financial services we now offer to our commercial and individual customers," said Feiger. "Our complete spectrum of services now includes investment, trust and insurance products."

The merger brings together two of the oldest middle-market, community-focused banks in the Chicago area; MidCity was founded in 1911 and Manufacturers Bank was founded in 1934.

"MB Financial Bank will continue to expand its commitment to the business community as well as the families in the neighborhoods we serve," said Ronald Santo, Chairman and Group President, MB Financial Bank.

MB Financial Bank, (www.mbfinancial.com), is a locally operated financial institution, which has been delivering competitive personalized service for more than 90 years to privately-owned, middle-market companies as well as to individuals who live and work in the Chicago metropolitan area. MB Financial Bank's holding company, MB Financial, Inc., is traded on the NASDAQ as "MBFI". MB Financial, Inc., also operates two locations in Texas under the name Abrams Centre National Bank and five locations in Oklahoma under the moniker Union Bank, N.A.

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