Corus Bankshares, Inc. To Join Nasdaq Financial-100 Index Beginning October 9, 2000

Corus Bankshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: CORS), of Chicago, Illinois, will become a component of the Nasdaq Financial-100 Index(r), effective at the beginning of trading Monday, October 9, 2000. Corus Bankshares, Inc., will replace Keystone Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq: KSTN), which is being acquired.

With a market capitalization of $514 million, Corus Bankshares is a bank holding company that provides consumer and corporate banking products and services through its wholly owned banking subsidiary, Corus Bank, N.A. In addition to various deposit products, Corus specializes in commercial real estate loans, home equity loans, as well as servicing the currency exchange industry.

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