In Mexico

Financiera Independencia

Vicente Gutierrez

+52 (55) 5229 0291 vgutierrez@independencia.com.mx

In the US

Breakstone Group

Susan Borinelli

646-330-5907 sborinelli@breakstone-group.com

Financiera Independencia Secures Line of Credit from BBVA Bancomer Mexico D.F., May 8, 2012. Financiera Independencia, S.A.B. de C.V., SOFOM, E.N.R. (BMV: FINDEP; OTC: FNCRY), (Independencia), a leading Mexican microfinance lender of personal loans to lower income segment individuals and working capital loans through group lending microfinance, announced today it has obtained a Ps.260 million line of credit with BBVA Bancomer and thus further diversified its funding sources and lowered its average cost of funding.

The line of credit is unsecured, has a three-year maturity, an interest rate equivalent to approximately

TIIE plus 295 basis points, and no covenants attached.

Mr. Luis Miguel Díaz-Llaneza, Financiera Independencia's Chief Financial Officer, commented: "We are very pleased to have added such a distinguished name to our roster of lenders. Securing the right funding to finance our growth is one more step in the right direction as we continue to expand our loan portfolio. This new loan allows us to further diversify our funding sources while reducing the Company's average cost of funding."

About Financiera Independencia:

Financiera Independencia, S.A.B. de C.V., SOFOM, E.N.R. (Independencia), is a Mexican microfinance lender of personal loans to individuals and working capital loans through group lending microfinance. Independencia provides microcredit loans on an unsecured basis to individuals in the low-income segments in Mexico in urban and rural areas of both the formal and informal economy. As of March 31, 2012, Independencia had a total outstanding loan balance of Ps.7,367.8 million, operated 517 offices in Mexico, Brazil, and the US and had a total labor force of 12,290 people. The Company listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange on November 1, 2007, where it trades under the symbol "FINDEP". On November 30, 2009

Independencia launched a sponsored Level I American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program in the United States. Each ADR represents 15 shares of Independencia common stock and trades over-the-counter (OTC). More information can be found at www.findep.mx

Some of the statements contained in this press release discuss future expectations or state other forward-looking information. Those statements are subject to risks identified in this press release and in Financiera Independencia's filings with the Mexican Stock Exchange. Actual developments could differ significantly from those contemplated in these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking information is based on various factors and was derived using numerous assumptions. Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and, except as may be required by applicable law, we do not have an obligation to update or revise them, whether as a result of new information, future or otherwise.

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