Cardinal Financial Corporation Raises $89,335 for Red Cross Hurricane Relief Efforts.

TYSONS CORNER, Va. -- Cardinal Financial Corporation announced today that it delivered a check for $57,506 to the American Red Cross National Capital Area headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia. This second donation from Cardinal employees and the Cardinal Corporate matching fund brings the total funds contributed to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort to $89,335. Additionally, this second check includes Cardinal customer donations made through Cardinal offices totaling $2,366. "We are so appreciative of the community spirit demonstrated by our employees and our customers," said Bernard H. Clineburg, Cardinal Financial Corporation Chairman, President and CEO. "We realize how important it is for all of us to assist in what will be a long term recovery effort."

Cardinal Financial Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia. On June 30, 2005, Cardinal Financial Corporation had assets of $1.47 billion. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cardinal Bank, the Company serves Northern Virginia with 20 conveniently located banking offices in Alexandria, Annandale, Arlington, Clifton, Fairfax, Fairfax City, Fredericksburg, Herndon, Leesburg, Manassas, McLean, Purcellville, Reston, Stafford, Sterling, Sterling Park and two locations in both Woodbridge and Tysons Corner. Cardinal also operates three other subsidiaries: a residential mortgage lending company, George Mason Mortgage, LLC, based in Fairfax, with eight offices throughout the Washington Metropolitan region; a full-service investment services company, Cardinal Wealth Services, Inc.; and an asset management company, Wilson/Bennett Capital Management, Inc. The company's stock is traded on the NASDAQ (CFNL) and its website is www.cardinalbank.com.