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www.ambest.com - A.M. Best Co. will be exhibiting at the Iowa Bankers Association's 122nd Annual Convention, set for September 21-23 at the Polk County Convention Complex in Des Moines, Iowa. Representatives will be available to discuss A.M. Best's interactive credit ratings for U.S. banks.

A.M. Best is offering Bank Deposit, Issuer Credit and Debt Security Ratings to community banks

and bank holding companies. Visitors to Best's Banking Center, www.ambest.com/banks, are able to search for banks based on select financial criteria and can view A.M. Best's Rating Methodology for Banks, Best's Bank Statement Reports, which contain key balance sheet data, and Best's Bank Ratio Reports, featuring operating statistics and financial ratios. The Center also offers access to data, news and special reports on the banking industry.

To learn more about A.M. Best's bank rating service, visit booth #600 at the Iowa Bankers Association's Annual Convention. More information about the conference is available at www.iowabankers.com

Founded in 1899, A.M. Best Company is a global full-service credit rating organization dedicated to serving the financial services industries, including insurance companies, reinsurance companies and banks. For more information, visit www.ambest.com.

A.M. Best Co.
Stacey Ancker, Manager, Corporate Events
(908) 439-2200, ext. 5747
sales@ambest.com
or
Bertram Beckett, Manager, Business Development - Banking
(908) 439-2200, ext. 5288
bertram.beckett@ambest.com