M&I Bank Recognized as One of the Nation's Best Banks for Middle Market Businesses

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- M&I Bank has received six national awards and two Midwest regional awards for Excellence in Middle Market Banking in a survey conducted by Greenwich Associates. This is the fourth consecutive year that M&I Bank has received national and regional awards from Greenwich.

The awards are based on Greenwich Associates' survey of nearly 13,000 businesses across the U.S. with sales of $10-500 million. Of the more than 750 banks eligible to win an award, only 33 were cited for distinctive quality. M&I Bank is the only Wisconsin-based bank to receive national awards.

At the national level, M&I Bank received awards for excellence in:

• Overall satisfaction
• Relationship manager performance
• Credit policy
• Overall satisfaction – Treasury Management
• Accuracy of operations – Treasury Management
• Customer service – Treasury Management

At the Midwest regional level, M&I Bank received awards for excellence in:

• Overall satisfaction
• Overall satisfaction – Treasury Management

"M&I Bank is honored to be recognized as one of the nation's best banks for mid-sized businesses," said Ann Benschoter, executive vice president, M&I Bank. "The awards are a testament to the many dedicated M&I Bank associates who pride themselves on providing our customers with premier financial service products and the exceptional level of service they have come to expect."

Greenwich Middle Market Banking Excellence Awards

Every year, Greenwich Associates surveys more than 13,000 businesses with sales of $10-500 million in markets across the U.S. To benchmark market share as well as the quality of banking products and services in the marketplace, Greenwich Associates asks decision makers at these companies to evaluate each of the banks they use in a variety of categories. The results of this research are used to determine the winners of the Greenwich Middle Market Banking Excellence Awards, which are handed out in 10 categories at the national level and in two categories across four geographic regions. Recognition is based on statistical differentiation at a 95% confidence level.

M&I Bank

M&I Bank is an affiliate of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE: MI), a diversified financial services corporation headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., with $57.2 billion in assets. Founded in 1847, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank is the largest Wisconsin-based bank, with 192 offices throughout the state. In addition, M&I has 53 locations throughout Arizona; 33 offices in Indianapolis and nearby communities; 36 offices along Florida's west coast and in central Florida; 16 offices in Kansas City and nearby communities; 26 offices in metropolitan Minneapolis/St. Paul, and one in Duluth, Minn.; and one office in Las Vegas, Nev. M&I's Southwest Bank subsidiary has 17 offices in the greater St. Louis area. M&I also provides trust and investment management, equipment leasing, mortgage banking, asset-based lending, financial planning, investments, and insurance services from offices throughout the country and on the Internet (www.mibank.com or www.micorp.com). M&I's customer-based approach, internal growth, and strategic acquisitions have made M&I a nationally recognized leader in the financial services industry.

SOURCE Marshall & Ilsley Corporation