F. Morgan Gasior, CEO of BankFinancial Corporation,
Rings The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

Tuesday, July 11, 2006
at NASDAQ's MarketSite
in New York City.

BankFinancial Corporation
[BFIN]

F. Morgan Gasior, CEO of BankFinancial Corporation (BFIN) presides over the opening bell to celebrate its 1 year listing anniversary on the NASDAQ.

BankFinancial Corporation is the holding company for BankFinancial F.S.B., a full-service, community-oriented savings bank providing financial services to individuals, families and businesses through our 18 full-service banking offices, located in Cook, DuPage, Lake and Will counties, Illinois. BankFinancial Corporation completed its mutual-to-stock conversion on June 23, 2005. At March 31, 2006, BankFinancial Corporation had total assets of $1.6 billion, total deposits of $1.1 billion and stockholders' equity of $333 million. BankFinancial Corporation's common stock is listed on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol BFIN. Additional information may be found at the company's web site, www.bankfinancial.com.

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