MI Marshall & Ilsley Corp

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- RouteOne LLC announced today that Wisconsin-based Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE:MI) has joined its web-based credit application management system. Marshall & Ilsley Corporation is a diversified financial services corporation headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., with $55.5 billion in assets. Founded in 1847, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank is the largest Wisconsin-based bank, with 195 offices across the state. "M&I is a valuable addition to our growing list of finance sources," said Mike Jurecki, RouteOne CEO. "Their customer-based approach has made them a leader in the finance source industry. We are excited to offer our dealers yet another quality lending institution such as M&I Bank." "We're excited to join RouteOne," said Douglas Hempel, director of M&I Dealer Finance, Inc. "The addition of the RouteOne credit application management system allows us the opportunity to improve efficiencies and provide better service to our dealers." In addition to providing access to both captive and non-captive finance sources through a single portal, RouteOne offers a wide variety of tools to assist the dealer in managing their day-to-day business, such as a detailed reporting suite, DSP integration, and credit bureau access, all within a single desktop application. RouteOne's open integration business model allows the dealer to integrate with their choice of a wide variety best in class partners, including DSPs, CRM systems, F&I modules and menu providers. More information can be found at http://www.routeone.com/. About RouteOne Established in April, 2002, RouteOne LLC is a joint venture formed by DaimlerChrysler Financial Services, Ford Motor Credit Company, GMAC, and Toyota Financial Services to deliver vastly improved efficiencies in the credit application process for automobile dealers, their customers and participating finance institutions. The joint venture has developed a web- based system that will enable dealers and all their finance sources, including banks and other financial institutions, to manage the credit application and consumer financing process online. More information is available at http://www.routeone.com/. About Marshall & Ilsley Corporation Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE:MI) is a diversified financial services corporation headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., with $55.5 billion in assets. Founded in 1847, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank is the largest Wisconsin- based bank. M&I Bank has 195 offices throughout the state. In addition, M&I has 46 locations throughout Arizona; 17 offices in Kansas City and nearby communities; 17 offices on Florida's west coast; 17 offices in metropolitan Minneapolis/St. Paul, and one in Duluth, Minn.; three offices in Tulsa, Okla.; and one office in Las Vegas, Nev. M&I's Southwest Bank subsidiary has 15 offices in the greater St. Louis area. Metavante Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary, provides a full array of technology products and services for the financial services industry. 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 (http://www.mibank.com/ or http://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. Contact: Suzi Straffon RouteOne LLC 248.862.7074 DATASOURCE: RouteOne LLC CONTACT: Suzi Straffon of RouteOne LLC, +1-248-862-7074 Web site: http://www.routeone.com/ http://www.mibank.com/ http://www.micorp.com/

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