MI Marshall & Ilsley Corp

Endpoint Exchange LLC, a Metavante company, today announced the addition of Fifth Third Bank (NASDAQ:FITB) to the company�s growing national check image exchange network. With assets of $99.8 billion, Fifth Third Bancorp is one of the largest financial services holding companies in the United States, operating 1,168 banking offices in 10 states throughout the Midwest. Endpoint Exchange, a leading national check image exchange network, will provide Fifth Third Bank with the full interoperability to exchange, clear and settle check images with more than 4,000 financial institution endpoints across the country, regardless of asset size. Fifth Third will connect to Endpoint Exchange through an established connection with the SVPCO Image Payments Network. SVPCO and Endpoint Exchange announced on April 18, 2007 that member financial institutions of both systems can now exchange check data and images. With the network interoperability, Fifth Third will exchange check images with thousands of mid-range and community financial institution members of Endpoint Exchange in every Federal Reserve district. "Membership with Endpoint Exchange extends our strategic plan to realize the long-term efficiencies of image exchange," said Donald Coleman, vice president, Payment Services, Fifth Third Bank. "Going live and successfully exchanging images through Endpoint Exchange was an important milestone for Fifth Third. Endpoint Exchange�s comprehensive suite of image exchange solutions will allow us to take full advantage of the efficiencies and cost savings of electronic check image exchange.� �Fifth Third Bank continues to deploy innovative payment solutions, moving ahead aggressively to clear and settle payments electronically,� said Jim Fancher, general manager, Endpoint Exchange LLC. �The large daily volume of check images that Fifth Third sends through Endpoint Exchange will, in turn, help Endpoint Exchange member institutions significantly increase the efficiency and profitability of its check clearing and settlement operation.� Endpoint Exchange has become a leading electronic check image exchange provider for the financial services industry. Endpoint Exchange�s support of all industry-standard exchange formats provides the full cross-platform interoperability that financial institutions need to exchange check images in a multi-lateral environment. About Fifth Third Bancorp Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Company has $99.8 billion in assets, operates 18 affiliates with 1,168 full-service Banking Centers, including 108 Bank Mart� locations open seven days a week inside select grocery stores and 2,120 Jeanie� ATMs in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Missouri. Fifth Third operates five main businesses: Commercial Banking, Branch Banking, Consumer Lending, Investment Advisors and Fifth Third Processing Solutions. Fifth Third is among the largest money managers in the Midwest and, as of March 31, 2007, has $225 billion in assets under care, of which it manages $34 billion for individuals, corporations and not-for-profit organizations. Investor information and press releases can be viewed at www.53.com. Fifth Third�s common stock is traded through the NASDAQ� National Global Select Market System under the symbol �FITB.� Member FDIC. About Endpoint Exchange LLC Endpoint Exchange enables U.S. financial institutions to clear their check-based transactions by exchanging check images between member institutions. Endpoint Exchange (www.endpointexchange.com) is the country�s first electronic check-clearing network that capitalizes on existing imaging infrastructure and settlement relationships, with the interoperability to connect to every endpoint in the nation. Metavante Corporation (www.metavante.com) is a leading provider of image-based check processing and distributed image-capture solutions, which include Endpoint Exchange. Metavante delivers banking and payment technologies to financial services firms and businesses worldwide and is wholly owned by Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE:MI). On April 3, 2007, Marshall & Ilsley Corporation announced its plans to split Metavante Corporation and Marshall & Ilsley Corporation into independent publicly traded companies. Metavante and Endpoint Exchange are registered trademarks of Metavante Corporation.