Affinity Bank
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 7, 2003

Affinity Bank Awards $56,000 to Non-Profit Corporations


Ventura, CA - In its ongoing commitment to support non-profit community groups providing affordable housing and related services to low/moderate income people, Affinity Bank contributed $56,000 funding to local organizations during the third quarter of 2003.

Affinity Bank president and CEO, Michael R. McGuire, said, “Our communities become much healthier when they work for everyone, and that includes those with special needs and limited means. All of us at Affinity Bank greatly appreciate the efforts of those organizations and individuals who give so much of their time and energy to helping less fortunate people and we are proud to do our part to assist them.”

Mr. McGuire said checks were delivered to representatives from Ventura County organizations including the Ventura Boys and Girls Club, Meals on Wheels, Transition House, Operation Hope, Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association, Assistance League of Ventura County and Westside Community Council. Affinity Bank also delivered a check to the residential shelter program A Safe Place in Oakland, California.
The bank’s contribution to the Ventura Boys and Girls Club has been designated to support youth programs at the Robert Addison Center, located on the west side of Ventura. “Given that our headquarters is located on the west side of Ventura, we felt it was only natural that our contribution support the Robert Addison Center and all of the area’s children who take advantage of its programs and services,” added Mr. McGuire.

Affinity Bank's community investment policy provides for a portion of the Bank's pre-tax earnings to be invested supporting affordable housing for low/moderate income people, providing economic development opportunities to its communities, and targeting community services for Special Needs Populations.

About Affinity Bank. Affinity Bank (www.AffinityBank.com) is headquartered in Ventura, California. The $770 million asset bank, which specializes in commercial and multifamily real estate lending, as well as a wide range of competitively priced savings products, has branch offices in Irvine, San Francisco, Pacific Palisades and Ventura. Real estate loan offices are located in San Diego, Irvine, Sacramento, San Francisco, Ventura, Pasadena, Denver, Colorado and Phoenix, Arizona.

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