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Presidential Bank is proud of our high rankings by the financial press. To see other articles and press releases about Presidential, visit our NEWS page.

Presidential's Premier Savings account was ranked first by the Wall Street Journal in a listing of “best deals available” on savings accounts.

In the October 20, 2005, Wall Street Journal article headlined “Online Banking Drives Up Rates, Benefiting Depositors”, Presidential Bank's Premier Savings account was ranked number 1 in the Savings Account section of the chart listing “some of the best deals available now.”

CBSMarketWatch.com rates Presidential Bank's Internet Checking Plus Account No. 1

In the January 12, 2004 article in CBSMarketWatch.com, " Presidential Online Bank now ranks No. 1 in Bankrate's national survey of interest-bearing checking accounts, offering 2.75 percent on deposits up to (not over) $25,000. The company paid just below 6 percent when it introduced its Internet account in 1995."

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Bankrate.com Fall '03 Checking Study Features Presidential Bank's Internet Checking Plus Account

Bankrate.com says "Several of the Internet banks surveyed pay 1.50 percent, but Presidential Bank blows them all away with 2.75 percent on its Internet Checking Plus account. It requires $1,500 to open and you must maintain a $1,000 balance to avoid the monthly service fee."

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Bankrate.com Rates Presidential Bank The Best Checking Account Available

Bankrate.com rated the 20 best checking accounts in the country for their Checking 2001 Special Report, and Presidential Bank's Internet Checking Plus account was rated #1. In addition, Presidential's Internet Checking account claimed the 4th spot.

Presidential^® Appears in Time Magazine

In the October 16 issue of Time Magazine, Presidential Online Bank's 6% checking account was rated tops in online net checking. The column states, "Thanks to lower overhead costs...they (online banks) offer better rates, lower minimum balances and rock-bottom service fees."

CNNfn Says "Bigger Isn't Always Better"

In October, 2000, Presidential was named the best checking deal in the US by Bankrate.com and CNNfn.com, in an article on the CNN financial network's website titled "Bigger Isn't Always Better". Rated in areas such as fees, interest rate and minimum balance, our Internet Checking Plus account came out on top of over 1,215 checking accounts at over 353 institutions.

In March, 2000, Presidential was named to the Bankrate.com's Top 20 list of Best Overall Checking Deals from their newly released 2000 Checking survey. This survey can be found on Bankrate's site at http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/chk/20overallbest.asp.

Presidential was given an "A" rating by Retail Delivery News - Report Card on banks, saying "The site offers Internet banking, bill pay, and statement demos. Information on all services is quite extensive, as well as easy to find and understand. All account information is in real-time, with up-to-the-minute accuracy. An attractive and user-friendly site."

The Bauer Group, at www.bauerfinancial.com, has rated Presidential, Superior, a 5 star rating, which is their highest rating (These institutions are on Bauer's Superior Bank & Thrift Report and the Recommended Bank & Thrift Report.).

Washington Consumers' Checkbook magazine has rated us higher than any other bank or savings and loan in the Washington, D.C., area for "Reasonableness of Fee Policies", based upon an extensive survey of bank customers. See for yourself, by checking our low Schedules of Fees. In addition, in the Spring/Summer 2000 edition we received Checkbook's top rating for Customer Service.

Presidential recently earned recognition for its financial strength from Veribanc, a national rating company for financial institutions. Presidential received a top rating of Green with three stars from Veribanc for the quarter ending .

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