Preferred Bank to Present at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Eighth Annual Community Bank Investor Conference

Company Release - 7/24/2007

LOS ANGELES, July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Preferred Bank (Nasdaq: PFBC), announced today that Edward J. Czajka, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Eighth Annual Community Bank Investor Conference in New York City on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. EDT (8:00 a.m. PDT).

Attendance at the Conference is by invitation only. However, a simultaneous webcast may be accessed live via the internet by going to http://www.kbw.com/news/conferenceCommunity.html. Registration will be required so please allow extra time before the presentation. The webcast is available to the general public and will be archived for replay for 60 days following the close of the conference.

About Preferred Bank

Preferred Bank is one of the largest independent commercial banks in California focusing on the Chinese-American market. The bank is chartered by the State of California, and its deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, to the maximum extent permitted by law. The Company conducts its banking business from its main office in Los Angeles, California, and through ten other full-service branch banking offices in Alhambra, Century City, Chino Hills, City of Industry, Torrance, Arcadia, Irvine, Diamond Bar, Santa Monica and Valencia, California. Preferred Bank offers a broad range of deposit and loan products and services to both commercial and consumer customers. The bank provides personalized deposit services as well as real estate finance, commercial loans and trade finance to small and mid-sized businesses, entrepreneurs, real estate developers, professionals and high net worth individuals. Preferred Bank continues to benefit from the significant migration to Southern California of ethnic Chinese from China and other areas of East Asia. While its business is not solely dependent on the Chinese-American market, it represents an important element of the bank's operating strategy, especially for its branch network and deposit products and services. Preferred Bank believes it is well positioned to compete effectively with the smaller Chinese-American community banks, the larger commercial banks and other major banks operating in Southern California by offering a high degree of personal service and responsiveness, experienced multi-lingual staff and substantial lending limits.

    AT THE COMPANY:
    Edward J. Czajka
    Chief Financial Officer
    (213) 891-1188

    AT FINANCIAL RELATIONS BOARD:
    Lasse Glassen
    General Information
    (310) 854-8313
    lglassen@frbir.com

SOURCE Preferred Bank

Contact: Edward J. Czajka, Chief Financial Officer of Preferred Bank, +1-213-891-1188; or Lasse Glassen of Financial Relations Board, +1-310-854- 8313, lglassen@frbir.com