NationalCard - PR Jul 13, 2009

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=30 BGCOLOR="#EEEEEE" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="834" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 683 ><NOBR><bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="720" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FF0000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 324 WIDTH="710"><div> <I><B>STERLING BANK AND NATIONALCARD SIGN PROCESSING AGREEMENT</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>Mount Laurel, NJ, July 13, 2009 </B></I><I>. . . </I>Sterling Bank today announced they have finalized a credit-card and check guarantee processing agreement with NationalCard Processing Systems, a national credit- and debit-card processing firm.  As a result, NationalCard will now provide direct sales and marketing support for the bank's credit-card processing to all existing and prospective merchant accounts.</div> <bR> <div> Operating under the motto of being “The Best Bank in Town,” Sterling Bank President and CEO Robert H. King said the bank has always had one single goal in mind.  “Since we opened in 1990, we have always been committed to serving our community in a way that is meaningful to them,” said King.  “We're locally grown and locally managed and we strive to provide our customers with the best solutions to their financial needs.  Our agreement with NationalCard speaks to that point very well through state-of-the-art processing, superior customer service and aggressive rates.”</div> <bR> <div> “Sterling Bank and NationalCard are very similar in their customer-focused business philosophies and that makes for a welcomed and very beneficial partnership.  NationalCard will provide Sterling with the proven electronic processing tools demanded in today's marketplace in order to remain competitive and successfully service their commercial and DDA portfolio of merchants,” said Rafael J Garcia, Senior Vice President of NationalCard's Agent Bank Group.</div> <bR> <div> Sterling Bank is a community bank headquartered in Mount Laurel, NJ.  The Bank has nine other banking centers located within Burlington and Camden Counties in New Jersey.  Sterling Bank began its operations in 1990 with the purpose of providing its customers with superior products, expert financial knowledge and exceptional customer service.  For more information, visit their website at <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.sterlingnj.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.sterlingnj.com"><U><U>www.sterlingnj.com</U></U></A></FONT> or call (856) 273-5900.  The Bank's deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.</div> <bR> <div> Headquartered in Rochelle Park, NJ, NationalCard provides a full range of credit, debit card and check guarantee processing services for financial institutions, government agencies, non-profit organizations and major retailers throughout the country.  NationalCard offers a comprehensive line of processing solutions that include all major credit and debit cards, business to business purchasing cards, check verification and check guarantee as well as electronic check conversion and gift/loyalty cards.  The company also provides for a full range of point-of-sale terminals and industry focused software/hardware interfaces.  For more information, please visit <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.nationalcard.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nationalcard.net"><U><U>www.nationalcard.net</U></U></A></FONT> </div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>NationalCard Processing Systems –HealthCard Systems</I></div> <div> <I>Corporate Offices</I></div> <div> <I>Sherbrooke Office Center II</I></div> <div> <I>201 West Passaic Street Suite 304</I></div> <div> <I>Rochelle Park, New Jersey 07662</I></div> <div> <I>(201) 845-0400</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>