Combined Corporate To Be ‘MembersUnited’

WARRENVILLE, Ill. - (02/27/06) – The entity formed by the mergerbetween Mid-States Corporate FCU and Empire Corporate FCU hasselected its name: Members United Corporate FCU. If approved byNCUA, the merger is expected to be completed later in 2006 and willcreate a corporate with nearly $9 billion in assets, withheadaquarters in Warrenville, Ill,, along with offices inIndianapolis, Eagan, Minn., Albany, N.Y., Jamesburg, N.J., SiouxFalls, S.D. and Warwick, R.I. A series of town hall meetings isbeing held across states served by the two corporates. JosephHerbst, current President/CEO of Empire Corporate, is slotted to beMembers United's CEO.