Security Business Bank Partners With Intuit Expanding Its Suite of On-Line Banking Products.

SAN DIEGO -- Security Business Bank of San Diego (OTCBB:SBBK) today announced they have entered into a partnership with Intuit to offer Direct Connect, a program that enhances online banking for customers using Quicken(R) or QuickBooks(R).

"Security Business Bank knows how important convenience and service are to small business owners. Direct Connect is a powerful tool that very few of our competitors offer to their customers," said Paul Rodeno, President and CEO of Security Business Bank. "The new partnership with Intuit combined with our hands-on cash management expertise is another way we're providing better overall service to our clients."

The Direct Connect program allows customers to reconcile their account more easily, download up-to-date information on balances and transactions, transfer funds between accounts, schedule payments up to a year in advance, while simultaneously tracking business expenses from within Quicken(R) or QuickBooks(R).

"Direct Connect will electronically link our customers' financial management software with the Bank, allowing them to do all of their accounting, bank reconciliations and schedule payments without having to manually type information into their computers," said Catherine Niemann, Senior Vice President of Operations for Security Business Bank. "Many of our clients are already using Intuit's QuickBooks(R) and Quicken(R) products to track their finances and many others have expressed an interest in using this convenient service."

Niemann is already working directly with the Bank's customers to help facilitate the enrollment process into Direct Connect. Anyone interested in the program can contact Catherine Niemann directly at 760-448-8307 or [e-mail], or by visiting the Bank's website, www.securitybusinessbank.com.

Founded by a group of respected San Diego business leaders, Security Business Bank of San Diego offers a full range of banking, investment and cash management services to emerging businesses and their owners, enabling them to grow and compete. Security Business Bank provides local knowledge of the business climate and personalized high-tech banking services like online bill-paying, check imaging and online wire transfers that allow businesses to get ahead by efficiently managing their cash and credit needs. For more information on the Bank, please visit our website at www.securitybusinessbank.com.