LAKE FOREST, Ill., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Wintrust Financial Corporation ("Wintrust") (Nasdaq: WTFC) will present at the
Raymond James and Associates 24th Annual Institutional Investors Conference to
be held in Orlando, FL on March 3 - 5, 2003. Wintrust's presentation is
scheduled to begin at 11:10 AM, Eastern Standard Time, on March 5, 2003.
This event will be webcast and may be accessed at Wintrust's website at
http://www.wintrust.com or at http://customer.nvglb.com/RaymondJames/Institutional/.
Listeners should go to the website at least fifteen minutes before the
presentation to download and install any necessary audio software. For those
unable to attend the live broadcast, a replay will be available for 30 days
after the conference. There is no charge to access the event.
Wintrust is a $3.7 billion financial holding company whose common stock is
traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market(R). Its seven suburban Chicago community
bank subsidiaries, each of which was founded as a de novo bank since December
1991, are located in high income retail markets -- Lake Forest Bank & Trust
Company, Hinsdale Bank & Trust Company, North Shore Community Bank & Trust
Company in Wilmette, Libertyville Bank & Trust Company, Barrington Bank &
Trust Company, Crystal Lake Bank & Trust Company and Northbrook Bank & Trust
Company. The banks also operate facilities in Lake Bluff, Highland Park,
Hoffman Estates, Highwood, Glencoe, Winnetka, Clarendon Hills, Western
Springs, Skokie, Wauconda, McHenry and Riverside, Illinois. Currently,
Wintrust operates a total of 32 banking offices and is in the process of
constructing several additional branch facilities.
Additionally, the Company operates various non-bank subsidiaries. First
Insurance Funding Corporation, one of the largest commercial insurance premium
finance companies operating in the United States, serves commercial loan
customers throughout the country. Wayne Hummer Trust Company, a trust
subsidiary, allows Wintrust to service customers' trust and investment needs
at each banking location. Tricom, Inc. of Milwaukee provides short-term
accounts receivable financing and value-added out-sourced administrative
services, such as data processing of payrolls, billing and cash management
services, to temporary staffing service clients located throughout the United
States. Wayne Hummer Investments, LLC is a broker-dealer providing a full
range of private client and brokerage services to clients located primarily in
the Midwest. Focused Investments LLC is a broker-dealer that provides a full
range of investment solutions to clients through a network of community-based
financial institutions throughout the Midwest. Wayne Hummer Asset Management
Company provides money management and investment advisory services to
individuals, institutions and public entities as well as the Wayne Hummer
Companies' four proprietary mutual funds. Wintrust Information Technology
Services Company provides information technology support, item capture and
statement preparation services to the Wintrust subsidiaries.
SOURCE Wintrust Financial Corporation
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Related links:
http://customer.nvglb.com/RaymondJames/Institutional
http://www.wintrust.com
CONTACT:
Edward J. Wehmer, President & Chief Executive
Officer, or David A. Dykstra, Executive Vice President & Chief
Operating Officer, both of Wintrust Financial Corporation,
+1-847-615-4096
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