Rurban Announces DCM Agreement With Allied First Bank


DEFIANCE, Ohio, April 4, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Rurban Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:RBNF), a leading provider of full-service community banking, investment management, trust services and bank data processing, today announced its subsidiary of RDSI, DCM, has successfully entered into a contract with Allied First Bank, based in Oswego, Illinois, to be its item processing partner.

"DCM is providing full-service item processing for approximately fifty banking clients in five states. DCM prides itself on partnering with community banks to provide quality services and products that allow our client banks to take advantage of technology while reducing expenses. Allied First Bank cited DCM's level of expertise and reputation for customer support as key factors in their decision," stated Bill Brandt, President of DCM.

Concurring with this thought, Kenneth Bertrand, President of Allied First Bank, stated, "We are excited about forging a relationship with DCM. We feel they will bring great value to our organization."

Kenneth A. Joyce, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rurban Financial Corp., commented, "We welcome Allied First Bank to the DCM family. This recognition of DCM as a premier item processing company is an important factor in its on-going success."

About Rurban Financial Corp.

Rurban Financial Corp. is a publicly-held financial services holding company based in Defiance, Ohio. Rurban's wholly-owned subsidiaries are The State Bank and Trust Company, including Reliance Financial Services and Rurbanc Data Services, Inc. (RDSI), including DCM. The State Bank and Trust Company offers financial services through its 17 branches in Allen, Defiance, Franklin, Fulton, Lucas, Paulding and Wood Counties, Ohio and Allen County, Indiana. Reliance Financial Services, a division of the Bank, offers a diversified array of trust and financial services to customers throughout the Midwest. RDSI and DCM provide data and item processing services to community banks in Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio and Wisconsin. Rurban's common stock is quoted on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol RBNF. The Company currently has 10,000,000 shares of stock authorized and 4,941,933 shares outstanding. The Company's website is http://www.rurbanfinancial.net.



            

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