Arizona Bank & Trust to Create New Branch in Phoenix

Sept. 25, 2004

Arizona Bank & Trust officials recently announced the company will open a branch office in Phoenix on E. Camelback on or about February 1, 2005.

According to President and CEO William F. Frank, the new branch, at 2036 E. Camelback is conveniently located. The Arizona Bank & Trust Wealth Management Group currently operates at this location.

Arizona Bank & Trust is a community bank committed to building relationships through friendly, highly personalized and professional banking services, where we wait on our customers -- our customers don't wait on us! "We're focused on serving locally owned and managed businesses as well as individuals in need of a personalized banking relationship. As a community bank, all decisions affecting client relationships are made by people, who live, work and are actively involved within the communities we serve.

"Our objective is to continue providing excellence in customer service through developing a relationship of trust with our clients," said Frank. "When customers visit the new branch, they will experience the same level of expertise, as well as personalized deposit, loan, mortgage, Trust, and Investment services for both business banking and personal needs."

AB&T offers a broad range of personal banking products and services, including first and second mortgages, equity lines of credit, vehicle loans, credit cards, and recreational vehicle loans, among others. Its banking products include checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, PC banking and banking online through its own web site at http://www.arizbank.com/ .

"Whether it's a simple checking or savings account, or a complex business loan, we have some of the most competitive products in the market today," Frank added.

On the business side, products include a wide array of loans: Commercial Real Estate, Interim Construction, SBA, and lines of credit. Also available to businesses are business checking, savings, cash management services, credit card merchant services, payroll services, investment and retirement plans.

Arizona Bank & Trust has additional offices located at 1331 W. Southern Avenue in Mesa and at 1000 N. 54th Street in Chandler.