NEWS RELEASE FOR RELEASE: April 20, 2005 CONTACT: Dana C. Flint (e-mail: dflint@empirecorp.org) Public Relations Administrator (518) 292-3826 or 800-253-0053, ext. 3826 Empire Corporate Federal Credit Union Announces Supervisory Committee Appointments (Albany, NY) At its April 13, 2005, organizational meeting the board of directors of Empire Corporate Federal Credit Union appointed the following individuals to its Supervisory Committee for a one-year term: Leo R. Ardine, President/CEO, United Teletech FCU (NJ) Ron Peters, President, Midwest Partners FCU (SD) Jo Ann Broderick, President and CEO, First Commonwealth FCU (PA) Vicki O’Neil, President, ACMG FCU (NY) Keith Wiemert, President/CEO, Middlesex FCU (CT) The Supervisory Committee’s primary responsibilities are to ensure that Empire Corporate operates within established laws and regulations, and that its records accurately represent its financial condition. Empire Corporate Federal Credit Union is a $5 billion financial institution that provides wholesale investment, credit, payment and correspondent services to over 1,000 credit unions. Empire has a national field-of-membership and is headquartered in Albany, NY, with branch offices in Jamesburg, NJ, Sioux Falls, SD, and Warwick, RI. (Internet Address: www.empirecorp.org) [END] D:\533576762.doc