BBVA NBA All-Star Celebrity Game Tips Off Exciting NBA All-Star 2011 in L.A.

HOUSTON, Feb. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- BBVA (NYSE: BBVA) (MAD: BBVA), the Official Bank of the NBA, will help tip off an exciting NBA All-Star 2011 on Friday, Feb 18 with the 2011 BBVA NBA All-Star Celebrity Game. This year's celebrity participants include a cast of players from film, TV, music, and sports teaming up with NBA Legends and WNBA players. For the seventh consecutive year, ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports, will televise the game beginning at 4:00 p.m. PST/7:00 p.m. EST.

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As the title partner of the 2011 BBVA NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, the league's Official Bank will have prominent exposure throughout Center Court during the game. Presenting the Celebrity Game trophy to the winning team will be BBVA COO Angel Cano.

The NBA and BBVA, through its U.S. subsidiary BBVA Compass, launched in January the TEAM. WORKS. IN SCHOOLS(SM) initiative to refurbish schools throughout BBVA Compass' Sunbelt footprint. As part of this program, BBVA Compass will help refurbish Virgil Middle School during the NBA's All-Star Day of Service. Joining the more than 50 BBVA Compass volunteers will be a number of NBA Players, NBA Legends and WNBA players.

Earlier this year, BBVA Compass teamed up with NBA Cares on a 'TEAM. WORKS. IN SCHOOLS' initiative to refurbish Jesse Jones High School in Houston. As part of the revitalization, the school received new paint, landscaping, and a complete renovation of the library and technology center, including new computers, printers, books, and other educational resources. The total investment of the revitalization of Jesse Jones High School by BBVA Compass exceeded $200,000. This was the first of six such projects between BBVA Compass and partner NBA Cares. TEAM. WORKS. IN SCHOOLS revitalization projects planned for later this year include schools in Birmingham, Dallas/Fort Worth, Phoenix, and San Antonio.

BBVA joined the NBA in September 2010 as part of a comprehensive multiyear marketing partnership which makes BBVA the Official Bank of the NBA, the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the NBA Development League (NBA D-League) in the United States, Spain and Puerto Rico.

During Spring 2011, BBVA Compass and the NBA will team up for the BBVA Compass - NBA Mobile Tour. The mobile tour will feature a 67-foot, 18-wheel truck that transforms into 6,000 square feet of basketball activities. These activities include two basketball areas, a technology area where fans can play the latest NBA video games, and a video wall with NBA game footage and BBVA Compass product and service information. The tour is scheduled to be held in 10 communities within the BBVA Compass Sunbelt footprint and will allow fans to experience an authentic NBA environment. The communities scheduled at this time include: Albuquerque, Birmingham, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Houston, Jacksonville, Phoenix, the Rio Grande Valley, San Antonio, and a yet-to-be-determined California city.

About BBVA Group

BBVA is a financial services group with more than euro 557 billion in total assets, almost 48 million clients, 7,400 branches and 107,000 employees in more than 30 countries. BBVA provides its customers around the world with a full range of financial services. The BBVA Group maintains a leadership position in Spain, Mexico, Latin America and the Sunbelt Region of the United States. BBVA is also developing strong operations in Asia, specifically in China, and has just entered the Turkish market with the acquisition of a 24.9% stake in the Turkiye Garanti Bankasi, the first bank of Turkey.

As of December 31, 2010, BBVA has a market capitalization of euro 38 billion and it is listed in the main international stock exchanges, London NYSE and Madrid, among others. BBVA reported in 2010 recurrent attributable profit of euro 4.6 billion. BBVA is one of the top leading Euro zone banks in terms of ROE and efficiency. More information about the BBVA Group can be found at www.bbva.com.

BBVA Compass is a Sunbelt-based financial institution that operates 716 branches including 380 in Texas, 93 in Alabama, 65 in California, 77 in Arizona, 45 in Florida, 36 in Colorado and 20 in New Mexico. BBVA Compass is the 15th largest U.S. commercial bank based on deposit market share. Additional information concerning BBVA Compass can be found on our website www.bbvacompass.com.

Editor's Note:

BBVA Compass is a trade name of Compass Bank. Compass Bank, member FDIC.

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