Austin, TX - November 14, 2006

Sheshunoff Consulting+Solutions [SCS], the premier provider of management consulting services to financial institutions, announced today that it has completed is acquisition of Servique L.L.C., a leading risk and compliance management services firm based in Houston, Texas.

"With this acquisition, we significantly increased the depth and breadth of our coverage in the vastly underserved market for IT-based risk management and compliance solutions. This acquisition allows us the ability to offer our clients cost-effective risk and compliance management services that cover the entire spectrum of management, operational and technology policies and control systems." said Gabrielle Sheshunoff, Chief Executive Officer of SCS. "The completion of this acquisition represents a significant step for SCS in our strategy to accelerate growth in our core consulting services business."

"Keeping sensitive information secure and complying with IT-based regulations are significant issues facing banks today" said Kelly Trammell, CEO of Servique. "By combining our technology service offerings and experience with Sheshunoff's broad risk management and internal audit capabilities, we believe that we are uniquely positioned to offer end-to-end services for managing risk and regulatory on a cost effective basis for the community banking market."

All Servique employees will become employees of SCS in their Technology practice. Mr. Trammell will join SC+T as a Managing Director and will take over the leadership of SCS' Technology practice. Services previously offered by Servique will be immediately available through SCS.

About Sheshunoff Consulting+Technology

SCS has been helping financial institutions nationwide to reduce risk and improve profitability, customer relationships and shareholder value for more than 30 years. Risk management and regulatory compliance are part of a long line of proven solutions SCS has developed specifically to help bankers mitigate potential risks and meet regulatory guidelines. For more information, call 800-477-1772 ext. 695.

About Servique L.L.C.

Servique is a consulting and managed services provider focused on the IT risk and compliance management market. Through an approach that combines leading edge technology with knowledgeable and experienced analysts and industry specialists, Servique consultants provide an end-to-end solution for customer's IT related risk management and compliance needs. Servique L.L.C. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SCS.