MoneyGram Now Available in 445 U.S. Bank Locations.

CINCINNATI & DAYTON, Ohio -- U.S. Bank has extended the availability of its MoneyGram money transfer services by offering it in Cincinnati and Dayton in addition to Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison, the Twin Cities, Seattle, Los Angeles and San Diego. MoneyGram is now available in 445 locations and is on track to be available in all 2,370 U.S. Bank offices by mid-2005.

U.S. Bank is MoneyGram's largest bank affiliate in the United States. The two companies announced an agreement in June to provide international money transfer services through U.S. Bank branch offices to make the popular service more convenient.

Carlos Amaya, regional Hispanic initiatives coordinator for U.S. Bank, said, "We've seen transfers sent to 99 countries in the first few months that MoneyGram has been available at U.S. Bank, which demonstrates the importance of the remittance business throughout the world. Additionally, 40 percent of outbound transactions have been sent within the United States and 23 percent of all transactions have served consumers receiving funds inside U.S. Bank branches, solidifying our goal to serve a variety of customers' needs."

The price to send a MoneyGram transfer through U.S. Bank varies based on the dollar amount being transferred and the destination. For example, a $300 transfer from Cincinnati or Dayton to Mexico is $9.49. MoneyGram also offers an excellent exchange rate, which directly benefits the customer. MoneyGram has more than 70,000 outlets in 160 countries, including more than 6,000 outlets in Mexico alone.

The addition of the MoneyGram network opens additional outlets in Mexico and access to 160 other countries, including some of the most reputable financial and retail locations in the world. MoneyGram complements existing money transfer capabilities at U.S. Bank and provides greater flexibility for current and prospective customers who wish to send money safely and quickly to friends, family or associates in all parts of the world.

U.S. Bank also has two low-cost money transfer solutions targeted to metropolitan and rural areas of Mexico. The card-based Secure Money Transfer product and relationship with Mexico's La Red de la Gente provide consumers with low cost options to send funds to more than 20,000 ATMs generally in larger Mexican cities or 750 La Red de la Gente locations primarily in rural Mexico. La Red de la Gente is part of the MoneyGram network.

U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB), with assets of $195 billion, is the 6th largest financial holding company in the United States. The company operates 2,370 banking offices and 4,620 ATMs, and provides a comprehensive line of banking, brokerage, insurance, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses and institutions. U.S. Bancorp is home of the Five Star Service Guarantee which assures customers of certain key banking benefits and services or customers will be paid for their inconvenience. U.S. Bancorp is the parent company of U.S. Bank. Visit U.S. Bancorp on the web at usbank.com.