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www.ambest.com - A.M. Best Co. will be sponsoring and exhibiting at the American Bankers Association 2008 Annual Convention, Market Expo & Directors' Forum, November 9-12 at the Hilton San Francisco. Representatives will be available at booth #706 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 #706 at the ABA's Annual Convention, Market Expo & Directors' Forum. More information about the conference is available at www.aba.com.

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

A.M. Best Co.
Stacey Ancker, Manager, Corporate Events
908-439-2200, ext. 5747
sales@ambest.com