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Contact: Tricia Lewis, Marketing Director
941-329-1533
tlewis@insigniabank.com

INSIGNIA BANK CEO CHARLIE BROWN APPOINTED TO COMMUNITY BANKER’S COUNCIL

Sarasota, Fla. May 25, 2007—Insignia Bank announces that Charles G. Brown III, Chairman and CEO, has been appointed to the Community Banker’s Council of the American Bankers Association (“ABA”.) Brown is one of only three bankers statewide selected for this prestigious committee, which will strategize on government relations issues, banking trends and competitive priorities.

The ABA’s Community Bankers Council members are frequently called upon to promote the positive aspects of community banking by offering testimony on Capitol Hill, appearing in media interviews and serving as sources for the industry's responses to government regulations and rules.

Brown has previously served as the Chairman of Tier II Banks for the Florida Banker’s Association and Chairman of the Florida Banker’s Education Foundation. He is a frequent speaker on the topic of Disaster Recovery Plans and was a featured panelist as well as presenter at the kick-off of www.Ready.Gov, along with then Secretary of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge.

Brown obtained his BSBA from The Ohio State University and his diploma of graduation from The Stonier Graduate School of Banking at the University of Delaware.

Insignia Bank’s headquarters is located at 333 North Orange Avenue at the corner of Fruitville Road and North Orange. Its primary businesses include deposit services, commercial real estate lending, and residential and commercial mortgages.

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