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ACB EXPANDS PARTNERSHIP WITH FISERV TO MEET MEMBERS’ TECHNICAL, OPERATIONAL NEEDS

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WASHINGTON, D.C. „Ÿ America’s Community Bankers announced an enhanced business partnership with Fiserv, Inc. today to provide ACB members with a totally integrated package of products to meet community banks’ technical and operational needs. The relationship is unique since ACB is now the only trade association in the nation to offer such an extensive array of technology services

Fiserv has been designated as an official “ACB business partner.” Expanding ACB’s relationship with Fiserv, which already includes the endorsement of two products, the new multi-faceted package will encompass three additional product lines.

“Fiserv and ACB have assembled a complete package of products and services to enable community banks to better serve their customers and support their growth in providing commercial banking services,” said Diane Casey-Landry, ACB president and CEO. “The ACB/Fiserv business relationship offers significant member value by reducing operational costs.”

“We have enjoyed our partnership with ACB and share a common mission to help community banks achieve superior performance, improve customer service and reduce operational risk,” said Norm Balthasar, chief operating officer for Fiserv Inc. “Expanding our relationship with ACB highlights this commitment by bringing additional services to ACB member banks.”

Five product lines will be available to ACB members:

Fiserv VISION provides outsourcing of all major core account processing, plus retail and business Internet banking and data reporting and analysis.
Fiserv BANKLink includes a suite of commercial cash management and web-based services to help ACB members expand their commercial banking products.
Fiserv EFT offers in-house or outsourced ATM systems and EFT settlement. Fiserv operates the fastest growing ATM/POS network in the country.
Fiserv easyLender, which will continue to be available to ACB members, is a comprehensive family of Internet-ready software products that automate mortgage, consumer, equity and commercial lending origination.
Fiserv Item Processing, which will also continue to be available to ACB members, features item and image processing from more than 50 locations.

America’s Community Bankers is the national trade association committed to shaping the future of banking by being the innovative industry leader strengthening the competitive position of community banks. To learn more about ACB, visit www.AmericasCommunityBankers.com.

Fiserv, Inc. (Nasdaq: FISV), a Fortune 500 company, provides information management systems and services to the financial and health benefits industries. Leading services include transaction processing, outsourcing, business process outsourcing (BPO), software and systems solutions. The company serves more than 17,000 clients worldwide and is the leading provider of core processing solutions for U.S. banks, credit unions and thrifts. Fiserv was ranked the largest provider of information technology services to the financial services industry worldwide in the 2005 and 2004 FinTech 100 surveys. Fiserv Health provides health plan management, pharmacy benefits management, and BPO services to the managed care market and self-funded commercial and government employers and health plans. Headquartered in Brookfield, Wis., Fiserv reported more than $4 billion in total revenue for 2005. For more information, please visit www.fiserv.com.

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