Temecula Valley Bank, the principal subsidiary of Temecula Valley Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:TMCV), announces the opening of its tenth full service office in Ontario, California. The new office located at 3595-2 Inland Empire Blvd., Ontario, CA 91764 will provide current and new Temecula Valley Bank customers in the Inland Empire convenient access to the Bank's full line of business and personal financial products and services. The office is conveniently located on Inland Empire Blvd, just off Interstate 10 and North Haven Avenue. Office hours are 9:00 am-5:00 pm, Monday through Thursday, and Friday from 9:00 am-6:00 pm.

With more than 28 years of commercial banking experience, Gregory G. Smyser, Senior Vice President and Regional Manager, will oversee the activities of the new Ontario office and continue his oversight responsibilities of the Corona office. "The opening of the Ontario office allows us to expand the delivery of our unique style of relationship banking to customers in the growth market of the Inland Empire," said Stephen H. Wacknitz, President/CEO/Chairman of the Board. ?Our goal is to provide excellent customer service, competitive products and solid relationship banking for many years to come. I invite everyone to come visit us at our beautiful new full service office,? added Mr. Smyser.

The Ontario facility will be the new home of the Bank's Inland Empire Commercial Construction Division headed by Shelley L. Flener, Executive Vice President. Ms. Flener, with over 35 years of commercial banking experience, leads an experienced team of real estate construction lenders providing quality lending services to builders and developers.

The Business Services department will also be located in Ontario. The Business Services team, managed by Marita Barker, Senior Vice President, will continue to provide cash management products and services bank wide to commercial customers, providing them the tools necessary to maximize their payments and receivables processes.

Temecula Valley Bank was established in 1996 and operates full service offices in Temecula, Murrieta, Fallbrook, Escondido, Rancho Bernardo, El Cajon, Carlsbad, Solana Beach, Corona and Ontario. The Bank also operates a number of regional real estate loan production centers in California. As a nationally authorized SBA Preferred Lender, the locally owned and operated Bank has multiple SBA loan production offices across the United States and has funded over $1.3 billion dollars in SBA loans in 36 states in the last five years. The Bank's website is at www.temvalbank.com. Temecula Valley Bancorp was established in June 2002 and operates as a bank holding company for the Bank.

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