Press Release

Rurban Financial Corp. Reports Third Quarter 2006 Earnings of $814,000, Up 65.3% over Third Quarter 2005

Company Release -
10/18/2006 9:18 PM ET

DEFIANCE, Ohio, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rurban Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: RBNF), a diversified provider of full-service community banking, investment management, trust services and bank data processing, today reported third quarter 2006 earnings. Highlights of the quarter include:

     - Net income of $814,000, up $322,000 or 65.3 percent, compared with
       net income of $492,000 reported for the third quarter of 2005. Diluted
       earnings per share were $0.16 for the current quarter, up 45.5 percent
       from $0.11 reported for the 2005 third quarter; average diluted shares
       outstanding increased 10.0 percent year-over-year.

     - Consolidated non-performing assets at 2006 third quarter-end, including
       RFCBC, the loan workout subsidiary, were $6.1 million or 1.07 percent
       of total assets, compared with $15.0 million or 3.43 percent of assets
       for the prior-year third quarter.

     - On October 10th, Rurban announced that it filed an application to open
       a full-service banking center in Fort Wayne, Indiana where it presently
       has a Loan Production Office.

     - Since January 1, 2006, Rurban's Banking Group, consisting of The State
       Bank and Trust Company and The Exchange Bank, reported organic loan
       growth of $37.3 million, or 11.4 percent (15.2 percent annualized).
       Deposit growth since year-end 2005 was $27.3 million or 7.1 percent
       (9.5 percent annualized).

     - The Company's efficiency ratio was 88.15 percent for the consolidated
       entity. The efficiency of the Banking Group continues to reduce from
       93.53 percent a year-ago to 84.01 percent for the current quarter.

     - RDSI, the data processing subsidiary, reported a strong quarter with
       revenue of $4.1 million, up 22.3 percent from third quarter last year.
       Net income of $478,000 was $187,000 or 64.3 percent higher. RDSI
       completed its acquisition of Lansing, Michigan based Diverse Computer
       Marketers (DCM) on September 2, 2006. DCM will operate as a subsidiary
       of RDSI.

Kenneth A. Joyce, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We continue to make progress as a result of the initiatives we began in 2005. Rurban had solid core earnings for three consecutive quarters and the expense of the expansion initiatives has been moderating throughout 2006. We believe we are now positioned to achieve greater growth and profitability as we take Rurban into new markets and products."


    Earnings:  (Three months ended)   Sept. 2006    Dec. 2005     Sept. 2005
    (Dollars in thousands except
     per share data)

    Diluted EPS                         $0.16       $(0.08)           $0.11
    Net interest income                 3,756        3,147            2,982
    Provision (credit) for loan losses     35          613             (382)
    Non-interest income                 5,903        4,477            4,595
    Non-interest expense                8,515        7,632            7,219
    Net income (loss)                     814         (344)             492


    CONSOLIDATED RESULTS

Total revenue, consisting of net interest income plus non-interest income, was $9.7 million for the third quarter of 2006, up $2.1 million or 27.5 percent, compared with $7.6 million for the prior-year third quarter. Net interest income was $3.8 million, up $773,000 or 25.9 percent, from the 2005 third quarter. Average earning assets rose $110.0 million or 27.7 percent over the 12-month period, of which approximately $72.9 million was derived from the acquisition of Exchange Bank at year-end 2005. Year-over-year, the net interest margin was unchanged at 3.10 percent; the $8.9 million decline in non-performing assets over the course of the year, combined with a lower cost of funds from deposits acquired in the Exchange Bank acquisition, and the approximately $60.4 million in deposits from the two branches purchased in the Lima market in June of 2005, were offset by rising funding costs, which gradually eroded the interest margin from its first quarter 2006 high of 3.37 percent.

Non-interest income was $5.9 million for the third quarter of 2006 compared with $4.6 million for the prior-year third quarter, an increase of $1.3 million or 28.5 percent. RDSI, Rurban's data processing subsidiary, accounts for approximately $4.1 million or 69.2 percent of non-interest income and 56.7 percent of the growth; the remainder was derived from mortgage banking activities ($254,000 from gains on sale) and a swing of $61,900 from the sale of OREOs, partially offset by a $34,000 lower level of securities gains than last year. The quarter was also impacted by a $265,000 increase in other income, which was driven by the payments on impaired loans and the sale of previously charged-off loans at Exchange Bank.

Revenue for the quarter continued to grow faster than non-interest expense; year-over-year expense growth was $1.3 million or 17.9 percent compared with revenue growth of $2.1 million or 27.5 percent. The $1.3 million expense increase was primarily due to the addition of Exchange Bank's$1.2 million of operating expenses, partially offset by a $438,000 improvement in State Bank's operating expenses since the acquisition of the Lima branches in the second quarter of 2005.

Mr. Joyce continued, "Asset quality continues to improve. The decisive steps we took at year-end 2005 to sell $8.4 million of problem loans and add to reserves were a turning point on our road to recovery. With fewer troubled assets, we could devote ourselves to building a profitable financial institution. We have continued to reduce non-performing assets over the past year from $15.0 million or 3.43 percent of assets to a current level of $6.1 million or 1.07 percent of assets, and the negative financial impact on Rurban has declined commensurately. We are working hard to reduce the remaining non- performing assets to a level consistent with our peers. With every quarter, we get closer to meeting our Ohio peer banks at around 60 to 65 basis points."


     Asset Quality: (Three months ended) Sept. 2006Dec. 2005Sept. 2005
     (Dollars in thousands)
     Net Charge-Offs / (Recoveries)        $(54)         $1,638        $14
     Net Charge-Offs / Avg. loans        (0.06%)          2.40%      0.02%
     Allowance for Loan Loss              4,522           4,700      4,814
     Allowance for Loan Loss / Loans      1.24%           1.44%      1.77%
     Non-Performing Assets                6,126           8,878     15,025
     NPA / Total Assets                   1.07%           1.67%      3.43%

Non-performing assets (non-performing loans, OREO & OAO) were $6.1 million or 1.07% percent of total assets at September 30, 2006, a decline of $8.9 million from twelve months ago, despite an additional $1.5 million of non- performing assets acquired with Exchange Bank, which were not included in the prior-year third quarter financial results. Of the $6.1 million of remaining non-performing assets, $1.1 million remain in the loan workout company RFCBC. "We are getting closer to resolution on several large credits and expect to hit our target of reducing non-performing assets to total assets below 1% by year end," commented Mr. Joyce. The loan loss reserve now stands at 1.24 percent of period-end loans.

Balance sheet growth over the past twelve months has been achieved through a combination of acquisitions and organic growth. Year-over-year, assets increased $131.4 million or 30.0 percent. Since December 31, 2005, loan growth has been exclusively organic; loans increased $37.3 million or 15.2 percent annualized over the past nine months, and by $4.5 million over the last quarter, equivalent to 5.0 percent growth annualized. Mr. Joyce continued, "We are being selective in this environment in terms of asset quality and our ability to fund at a reasonable spread. We received $6.2 million in commercial loan payoffs in late September, however; our loan pipelines remain strong and we continue to see an increase in mortgage banking activity."

Rurban continues to be very well capitalized. Stockholders' equity at September 30, 2006 was $56.1 million, equivalent to 9.8 percent of total assets; on a tangible basis, the ratio was 6.3 percent. The total risk-based capital ratio was 16.0 percent, well in excess of the "well-capitalized" regulatory threshold of 10 percent. At quarter-end, Rurban had 5,027,433 of its 10,000,000 authorized shares outstanding. Mr. Joyce concluded, "We are making progress in each of our business units, but at different rates. We are well into a year that has been transformative in terms of profit generation, the reduction of business risk, and the clarification of our strategic direction. Our new management team has been successfully integrated into the Rurban family and our progress should begin to accelerate going forward."

    BANKING GROUP RESULTS

     - Mr. Joyce commented, "All of our bank-related businesses are growing
       and becoming more profitable. We are particularly pleased with the
       progress being made at State Bank and Trust where third quarter
       net income increased 82.4 percent over the past twelve months."
       State Bank and Trust Company opened a Loan Production Office in
       Fort Wayne in January 2006. It announced on October 10th that it has
       applied to open a new full-service branch office in Fort Wayne, which
       will incorporate the present LPO. The Fort Wayne branch is expected to
       open in the fourth quarter of 2006, subject to regulatory approvals and
       the normal contingencies of a purchase agreement for the branch site.

     - On a consolidated basis, third quarter net income for the banking group
       was $631,000 compared with $454,000 for the year-ago quarter, an
       increase of 39.0 percent. Revenue increased 25.8 percent to
       $5.4 million. Exchange Bank turned profitable in the second quarter,
       and has continued to improve its performance in the current quarter.

    RELIANCE FINANCIAL SERVICES, N.A. (RFS)

Rurban's trust company is building profitability under its new CEO. Revenue increased 17.7 percent in the third quarter compared to the prior-year quarter, while expenses increased only 5.2 percent. Net income for the quarter was $251,000, up $75,000 or 42.6 percent year-over-year. This quarter included approximately $104,000, net of federal income tax, of a one time fee income associated with the buy-out of a third party customer.

RURBANC DATA SERVICES, INC. (RDSI)

On September 2nd, Rurbanc Data Services, Inc., Rurban's data and item processing subsidiary, completed its acquisition of Diverse Computer Marketers (DCM). Similarly to RDSI, DCM provides check-processing services to 48 financial institutions in several Midwest states, primarily Michigan and Indiana.

RDSI's revenue for the quarter was $4.1 million, an increase of $733,000 or 21.9 percent from the year-ago quarter; and 12.4 percent ahead of the linked quarter. Net income for the quarter was $478,000, up an exceptionally strong 64.3 percent from the prior-year period; net income increased 6.0 percent compared to the second quarter. The twenty-two new bank contracts over the past year are having a positive impact on revenue growth, as is the addition of DCM's revenue stream. "DCM is proving to be an excellent acquisition for us," commented Joyce. "We expected the acquisition to be accretive to earnings and the first month's results appear to support our assumptions and projections. We continue to be very excited about the potential of this acquisition and the potential synergies with RDSI."

About Rurban Financial Corp.

Rurban Financial Corp. is a publicly-held financial services holding company based in Defiance, Ohio. Rurban's wholly-owned subsidiaries are The State Bank and Trust Company, The Exchange Bank, Reliance Financial Services, N.A., Rurbanc Data Services, Inc. (RDSI), Diverse Computer Marketers (DCM) and RFCBC, Inc. The two community banks, State Bank and Exchange Bank, offer a full range of financial services through 19 offices in Allen, Defiance, Fulton, Lucas, Paulding and Wood Counties, Ohio and Allen County, Indiana. Reliance Financial Services offers a diversified array of trust and financial services to customers throughout the Midwest. RDSI and DCM provide data and item processing services to community banks in Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin. Rurban's common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol RBNF. The Company currently has 10,000,000 shares of stock authorized and 5,027,433 shares outstanding. The Company's website is http://www.rurbanfinancial.net .

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements within this document, which are not statements of historical fact, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and actual results may differ materially from those predicted by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties inherent in the national and regional banking, insurance and mortgage industries, competitive factors specific to markets in which Rurban and its subsidiaries operate, future interest rate levels, legislative and regulatory actions, capital market conditions, general economic conditions, geopolitical events, the loss of key personnel and other factors.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and Rurban undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to Rurban or any person acting on our behalf are qualified by these cautionary statements.


    RURBAN FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
    September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005

                                                 September          December
                                                    2006              2005
                                                (Unaudited)
    ASSETS
    Cash and due from banks                     $18,333,213       $12,650,839
    Federal funds sold                               -                 -
       Cash and cash equivalents                 18,333,213        12,650,839
    Interest-earning deposits in other
     financial institutions                         150,000           150,000
    Available-for-sale securities               127,863,121       139,353,329
    Loans held for sale                             282,100           224,000
    Loans, net of unearned income               364,343,193       327,048,229
    Allowance for loan losses                    (4,521,911)       (4,699,827)
    Premises and equipment, net                  13,790,324        13,346,632
    Purchased software                            4,722,746         3,916,913
    Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan
     Bank Stock                                   3,994,000         3,607,500
    Foreclosed assets held for sale, net            490,256         2,309,900
    Accrued interest receivable                   3,399,893         3,010,355
    Goodwill                                     14,169,292         8,917,373
    Core deposits and other intangibles           5,375,386         3,742,333
    Cash value of life insurance                 10,706,737        10,443,487
    Other assets                                  6,888,763         6,521,213

          Total assets                         $569,987,113      $530,542,276

    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
    Liabilities
       Deposits
          Demand                                $44,369,103       $52,073,751
          Savings, interest checking and
           money market                         133,184,971       124,206,115
          Time                                  234,623,570       208,558,046
             Total deposits                     412,177,644       384,837,912
       Notes payable                              2,468,646           938,572
       Advances from Federal Home Loan
        Bank                                     38,500,000        45,500,000
       Fed Funds Purchased                          800,000         4,600,000
       Repurchase Agreements                     31,784,052         6,080,420
       Trust preferred securities                20,620,000        20,620,000
       Accrued interest payable                   2,108,320         1,373,044
       Other liabilities                          5,417,278        12,141,680

             Total liabilities                  513,875,940       476,091,628

    Shareholders' Equity
       Common stock:  stated value $2.50
        per share; shares authorized:
        10,000,000; shares issued: 5,027,433;
        shares outstanding:  2006 - 5,027,433,
        December 31, 2005 - 5,027,433            12,568,583        12,568,583
       Additional paid-in capital                14,852,930        14,835,110
       Retained earnings                         29,998,511        28,702,817
       Accumulated other comprehensive loss      (1,308,851)       (1,655,862)

             Total shareholders' equity          56,111,173        54,450,648

          Total liabilities and
           shareholders' equity                $569,987,113      $530,542,276



    RURBAN FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - UNAUDITED
    For The Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005

                                            Third       Third    Increase/
                                           Quarter     Quarter   (Decrease)
                                             2006        2005         $
    Interest income
      Loans
        Taxable                           $6,641,379  $4,187,543  $2,453,836
        Tax-exempt                            18,326      17,898         428
      Securities
        Taxable                            1,306,979   1,095,151     211,828
        Tax-exempt                           183,466      71,264     112,202
      Other                                    7,323      57,498     (50,175)
          Total interest income            8,157,473   5,429,354   2,728,119

    Interest expense
      Deposits                             3,017,993   1,615,308   1,402,685
      Other borrowings                        67,773      67,162         611
      Repurchase Agreements                  182,007      23,874     158,133
      Federal Home Loan Bank advances        667,749     440,175     227,574
      Trust preferred securities             466,417     300,360     166,057
          Total interest expense           4,401,939   2,446,879   1,955,060

    Net interest income                    3,755,534   2,982,475     773,059

      Provision for loan losses               35,000    (382,000)    417,000

    Net interest income after provision
      for loan losses                      3,720,534   3,364,475     356,059

    Non-interest income
      Data service fees                    3,785,037   3,042,996     742,041
      Trust fees                             753,449     767,969     (14,520)
      Customer service fees                  542,518     526,197      16,321
      Net gain on sales of loans             283,123      28,895     254,228
      Net realized gains (losses) on
       sales of available-for-sale
       securities                                -        34,050     (34,050)
      Loan servicing fees                     96,754      79,186      17,568
      Gain (loss) on sale of assets           25,914     (36,011)     61,925
      Other income                           415,961     151,328     264,633
          Total non-interest income        5,902,756   4,594,610   1,308,146

    Non-interest expense
      Salaries and employee benefits       4,253,924   3,607,270     646,654
      Net occupancy expense                  468,855     312,661     156,194
      Equipment expense                    1,445,073   1,294,686     150,387
      Data processing fees                   146,703      99,085      47,618
      Professional fees                      481,132     467,951      13,181
      Marketing expense                      168,031     144,954      23,077
      Printing and office supplies           126,765     115,320      11,445
      Telephone and communication            467,692     388,900      78,792
      Postage and delivery expense           142,957      77,979      64,978
      State, local and other taxes           188,464     146,683      41,781
      Employee expense                       235,429     225,032      10,397
      Other expenses                         389,631     338,556      51,075
          Total non-interest expense       8,514,656   7,219,077   1,295,579

    Income before income tax expense       1,108,634     740,008     368,626
      Income tax expense                     294,893     247,824      47,069

    Net income                              $813,741    $492,184    $321,557

    Earnings per common share:
      Basic                                    $0.16       $0.11       $0.05
      Diluted                                  $0.16       $0.11       $0.05

    Average diluted shares outstanding     5,027,704   4,569,316



    RURBAN FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - UNAUDITED
    For The Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2006 and Second Quarter 2006

                                              Third       Second    Increase/
                                             Quarter     Quarter   (Decrease)
                                               2006        2006        $
    Interest income
      Loans
        Taxable                             $6,641,379  $6,043,057  $598,322
        Tax-exempt                              18,326      15,157     3,169
      Securities
        Taxable                              1,306,979   1,333,858   (26,879)
        Tax-exempt                             183,466     136,570    46,896
      Other                                      7,323      14,046    (6,723)
          Total interest income              8,157,473   7,542,688   614,785

    Interest expense
      Deposits                               3,017,993   2,556,180   461,813
      Other borrowings                          67,773      26,148    41,625
      Repurchase Agreements                    182,007     159,276    22,731
      Federal Home Loan Bank advances          667,749     533,845   133,904
      Trust preferred securities               466,417     436,776    29,641
          Total interest expense             4,401,939   3,712,225   689,714

    Net interest income                      3,755,534   3,830,463   (74,929)

      Provision for loan losses                 35,000      56,321   (21,321)

    Net interest income after provision
      for loan losses                        3,720,534   3,774,142   (53,608)

    Non-interest income
      Data service fees                      3,785,037   3,286,586   498,451
      Trust fees                               753,449     792,227   (38,778)
      Customer service fees                    542,518     542,687      (169)
      Net gain on sales of loans               283,123      71,664   211,459
      Loan servicing fees                       96,754     117,785   (21,031)
      Gain (loss) on sale of assets             25,914      78,558   (52,644)
      Other income                             415,961     378,745    37,216
          Total non-interest income          5,902,756   5,268,252   634,504

    Non-interest expense
      Salaries and employee benefits         4,253,924   3,795,252   458,672
      Net occupancy expense                    468,855     425,918    42,937
      Equipment expense                      1,445,073   1,347,634    97,439
      Data processing fees                     146,703     119,368    27,335
      Professional fees                        481,132     524,902   (43,770)
      Marketing expense                        168,031     242,498   (74,467)
      Printing and office supplies             126,765     173,361   (46,596)
      Telephone and communication              467,692     407,648    60,044
      Postage and delivery expense             142,957     122,267    20,690
      State, local and other taxes             188,464     190,436    (1,972)
      Employee expense                         235,429     260,523   (25,094)
      Other expenses                           389,631     470,068   (80,437)
          Total non-interest expense         8,514,656   8,079,875   434,781

    Income before income tax expense         1,108,634     962,519   146,115
      Income tax expense                       294,893     248,996    45,897

    Net income                                $813,741    $713,523  $100,218

    Earnings per common share:
      Basic                                      $0.16       $0.14     $0.02
      Diluted                                    $0.16       $0.14     $0.02

    Average diluted shares outstanding       5,027,704   5,028,397



    RURBAN FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - UNAUDITED
    For The Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005

                                                                  Increase/
                                        Nine Months  Nine Months  (Decrease)
                                           2006         2005          $
    Interest income
      Loans
        Taxable                         $18,238,590  $12,098,708  $6,139,882
        Tax-exempt                           45,718       48,227      (2,509)
      Securities
        Taxable                           3,953,438    3,134,559     818,879
        Tax-exempt                          451,869      165,462     286,407
      Other                                  57,635      159,716    (102,081)
         Total interest income           22,747,250   15,606,672   7,140,578

    Interest expense
      Deposits                            7,695,387    4,012,052   3,683,335
      Other borrowings                      120,220      204,365     (84,145)
      Retail Repurchase Agreements          465,560       60,328     405,232
      Federal Home Loan Bank advances     1,684,415    1,581,052     103,363
      Trust preferred securities          1,331,615      842,170     489,445
         Total interest expense          11,297,197    6,699,967   4,597,230

    Net interest income                  11,450,053    8,906,705   2,543,348

      Provision for loan losses             337,321      (30,000)    367,321

    Net interest income after provision
      for loan losses                    11,112,732    8,936,705   2,176,027

    Non-interest income
      Data service fees                  10,312,757    9,312,961     999,796
      Trust fees                          2,361,127    2,351,509       9,618
      Customer service fees               1,635,272    1,409,199     226,073
      Net gain on sales of loans            415,833       46,243     369,590
      Net realized gains (losses) on sales
       of available-for-sale securities         -         25,300     (25,300)
      Loan servicing fees                   301,233      225,326      75,907
      Gain (loss) on sale of assets          85,346      (18,935)    104,281
      Other income                        1,067,739      513,714     554,025
         Total non-interest income       16,179,307   13,865,317   2,313,990

    Non-interest expense
      Salaries and employee benefits     11,906,909   10,339,614   1,567,295
      Net occupancy expense               1,334,722      897,058     437,664
      Equipment expense                   4,168,534    3,831,477     337,057
      Data processing fees                  402,661      303,781      98,880
      Professional fees                   1,525,399    1,697,020    (171,621)
      Marketing expense                     536,977      308,925     228,052
      Printing and office supplies          453,110      397,153      55,957
      Telephone and communication         1,277,707    1,144,334     133,373
      Postage and delivery expense          397,217      236,006     161,211
      State, local and other taxes          512,757      380,036     132,721
      Employee expense                      745,341      726,561      18,780
      Other expenses                      1,283,228    1,163,450     119,778
         Total non-interest expense      24,544,562   21,425,415   3,119,147

    Income before income tax expense      2,747,477    1,376,607   1,370,870
      Income tax expense                    697,668      359,661     338,007

    Net income                           $2,049,809   $1,016,946  $1,032,863

    Earnings per common share:
      Basic                                   $0.41        $0.22       $0.19
      Diluted                                 $0.41        $0.22       $0.19

    Average diluted shares outstanding    5,030,084    4,578,981



     Rurban Financial Corp.
     CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
           HIGHLIGHTS
          (Unaudited)
                              3rd Qtr   2nd Qtr   1st Qtr   4th Qtr   3rd Qtr
    (dollars in thousands
     except per share data)      2006      2006      2006      2005      2005

    EARNINGS
       Net interest income     $3,756    $3,830    $3,864    $3,147    $2,982
       Provision for loan
        loss                      $35       $56      $246      $613     $(382)
       Non-interest income     $5,903    $5,268    $5,008    $4,477    $4,595
       Revenue (net interest
        income plus non-
        interest income)       $9,659    $9,098    $8,872    $7,624    $7,577
       Non-interest expense    $8,515    $8,080    $7,950    $7,632    $7,219
       Net income (loss)         $814      $714      $523     $(344)     $492

    PER SHARE DATA
       Basic earnings per
        share                   $0.16     $0.14     $0.10    $(0.08)    $0.11
       Diluted earnings per
        share                   $0.16     $0.14     $0.10    $(0.08)    $0.11
       Book value per share    $11.16    $10.75    $10.75    $10.83    $10.99
       Tangible book value
        per share               $7.19     $8.28     $8.28     $8.31     $9.39
       Cash dividend per
        share                   $0.05     $0.05     $0.05     $0.05     $0.05

    PERFORMANCE RATIOS
       Return on average
        assets                  0.59%     0.52%     0.39%    (0.31%)    0.44%
       Return on average
        equity                  5.95%     5.28%     3.86%    (2.63%)    3.90%
       Net interest margin
        (tax equivalent)        3.10%     3.25%     3.37%     3.18%     3.10%
       Non-interest expense
        / Average assets        6.15%     5.93%     5.95%     6.91%     6.49%
       Efficiency Ratio -
        bank (non-GAAP)        84.01%    84.67%    88.99%   107.58%    93.53%
       Non-interest
        income/Total
        operating revenue
        (net interest income
        plus non-interest
        income)                61.11%    57.90%    56.45%    58.72%    60.64%

    MARKET DATA PER SHARE
       Market value per
        share -- Period end    $11.92    $11.00    $12.42    $11.78    $12.75
       Market as a % of book     1.07      1.02      1.16      1.09      1.16
       Cash dividend yield      1.68%     1.82%     1.61%     1.70%     1.57%
       Period-end common shares
        outstanding (000)       5,027     5,027     5,027     5,027     4,576
       Common stock market
        capitalization ($000) $59,927   $55,302   $62,441   $59,223   $58,340

    CAPITAL & LIQUIDITY
       Equity to assets          9.8%      9.8%     10.0%     10.3%     11.5%
       Period-end tangible
        equity to assets         6.3%      7.5%      7.7%      7.9%      9.8%
       Tier 1 risk-based
        capital ratio           14.6%     16.7%     17.3%     17.7%     20.8%
       Total risk-based
        capital ratio           16.0%     18.1%     18.9%     19.3%     23.0%
       Average loans to
        average deposits        90.2%     86.4%     84.6%     86.3%     84.1%

    ASSET QUALITY
       Net charge-offs /
        (Recoveries)             $(54)     $(33)     $597    $1,638       $14
       Net loan charge-offs
        (Ann.) / Average
        loans                  (0.06%)   (0.04%)    0.72%     2.40%     0.02%
       Non-performing loans    $5,636    $5,479    $6,031    $6,270   $12,507
       OREO / OAOs               $490      $430    $2,802    $2,608    $2,518
       Non-performing assets   $6,126    $5,909    $8,833    $8,878   $15,025
       Non-performing assets
        / Total assets          1.07%     1.07%     1.64%     1.67%     3.43%
       Allowance for loan
        losses / Total loans    1.24%     1.23%     1.29%     1.44%     1.77%
       Allowance for loan
        losses / Non-
        performing Assets       73.8%     75.1%     49.2%     52.9%     32.0%

    END OF PERIOD BALANCES
       Total loans, net of
        unearned income      $364,343  $359,854  $337,729  $327,048  $271,409
       Allowance for loan
        loss                   $4,522    $4,438    $4,349    $4,700    $4,814
       Total assets          $569,987  $551,845  $538,201  $530,542  $438,582
       Deposits              $412,178  $400,956  $398,526  $384,838  $318,492
       Stockholders' equity   $56,111   $54,026   $54,052   $54,451   $50,281
       Full-time equivalent
        employees                 271       279       275       281       238

    AVERAGE BALANCES
       Loans                 $368,324  $345,941  $331,711  $273,288  $270,985
       Total earning assets  $506,594$487,637$474,087$409,566$396,616
       Total assets          $553,465  $545,074  $534,371  $442,024  $444,815
       Deposits              $408,247  $400,581  $392,323  $316,570  $322,225
       Stockholders' equity   $54,702   $54,039   $54,251   $52,366   $50,441



                              Rurban Financial Corp.
                                Segment Reporting
                      Three Months Ended September 30, 2006

                                                              Banking
                                                     RFCBC  Intersegment
                                                     (Loan    Elimin-  Banking
                                 State Bank Exchange Workout   ation   Related
                                 and Trust    Bank   Company) Entries Entities

      Income Statement Measures
        Interest Income            $6,784   $1,447      $1     ($23)   $8,209

        Interest Expense            3,491      475       -      (23)    3,943

        Net Interest Income         3,293      972       1        -     4,266

        Provision For Loan Loss        33       35     (33)       -        35

        Non-interest Income           843      337       2        -     1,182

        Non-interest Expense        3,236    1,180     161        -     4,577

        Net Income Before Taxes       867       94    (125)       -       836

        Income Taxes                  216       32     (43)       -       205

        Net Income QTR               $651      $62    ($82)     $ -      $631

      Performance Measures
        Average  Assets -
         Quarter                 $463,601  $88,141  $2,451  ($1,572) $552,621

        ROAA                        0.56%    0.28%       -        -     0.46%

        Average Equity - Quarter  $39,911  $12,119  $2,261      $ -   $54,290

        ROAE                        6.52%    2.05%       -        -     4.65%

        Efficiency Ratio - %       78.24%   90.15%       -        -    84.01%

        Average Loans - Quarter  $305,910  $64,153  $1,138        -  $371,201

        Average Deposits -
         Quarter                 $347,062  $71,990       -    ($180) $418,872


                                   RFS                    Intersegment
                               (Trust and          Parent    Elimin-  Rurban
                                Investment         Company   ation   Financial
                                   Co.)     RDSI  and Other  Entries   Corp.

      Income Statement Measures
        Interest Income             $15       $0       $1      ($68)   $8,157

        Interest Expense              -       68      459       (68)    4,402

        Net Interest Income          15      (68)    (458)        -     3,755

        Provision For Loan Loss       -        -        -         -        35

        Non-interest Income         935    4,152    1,052    (1,418)    5,903

        Non-interest Expense        568    3,360    1,427    (1,418)    8,514

        Net Income Before Taxes     382      724     (833)        -     1,109

        Income Taxes                131      246     (287)        -       295

        Net Income QTR             $251     $478    ($546)      $ -      $814

      Performance Measures
        Average  Assets -
         Quarter                 $2,390  $14,442  $75,666  ($91,653) $553,465

        ROAA                     42.01%   13.24%        -         -     0.59%

        Average Equity - Quarter $1,905   $8,995  $53,593  ($64,082)  $54,702

        ROAE                     52.70%   21.26%        -         -     5.95%

        Efficiency Ratio - %     59.79%   82.27%        -         -    88.15%

        Average Loans - Quarter       -        -        -   ($2,877) $368,324

        Average Deposits -
         Quarter                      -        -        -  ($10,625) $408,247



                              Rurban Financial Corp.
                                Segment Reporting
                       Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006

                                                              Banking
                                                     RFCBC  Intersegment
                                                     (Loan    Elimin-  Banking
                                 State Bank Exchange Workout   ation   Related
                                 and Trust    Bank   Company) Entries Entities

      Income Statement Measures
        Interest Income           $19,036   $3,928     $36    ($116)  $22,884

        Interest Expense            8,881    1,219       -     (116)    9,984

        Net Interest Income        10,155    2,709      36        -    12,900

        Provision For Loan Loss       393       33     (89)       -       337

        Non-interest Income         2,284      851     145       (3)    3,277

        Non-interest Expense        9,601    3,647     642       (3)   13,887

        Net Income Before Taxes     2,445     (120)   (372)       -     1,953

        Income Taxes                  606      (42)   (127)       -       437

        Net Income YTD             $1,839     ($78)  ($245)     $ -    $1,516

      Performance Measures
        Average Assets - YTD     $448,906  $84,497  $4,852  ($1,572) $536,683

        ROAA                        0.55%   (0.12%)      -        -     0.38%

        Average Equity - YTD      $39,505  $12,081  $4,867      $ -   $56,453

        ROAE                        6.20%   (0.86%)      -        -     3.57%

        Efficiency Ratio - %       77.20%  102.45%       -        -    85.85%

        Average Loans - YTD      $288,537  $61,225  $2,162        -  $351,924

        Average Deposits - YTD   $340,687  $70,203       -    ($180) $410,710


                                   RFS                    Intersegment
                               (Trust and          Parent    Elimin-  Rurban
                                Investment         Company   ation   Financial
                                   Co.)     RDSI  and Other  Entries   Corp.

      Income Statement Measures
        Interest Income             $45      $12       $2     ($196)  $22,747

        Interest Expense              -      177    1,332      (196)   11,297

        Net Interest Income          45     (165)  (1,330)        -    11,450

        Provision For Loan Loss       -        -        -         -       337

        Non-interest Income       2,595   11,520    3,247    (4,460)   16,179

        Non-interest Expense      1,721    9,117    4,279    (4,460)   24,544

        Net Income Before Taxes     919    2,238   (2,362)        -     2,748

        Income Taxes                313      761     (813)        -       698

        Net Income YTD             $606   $1,477  ($1,549)      $ -    $2,050

      Performance Measures
        Average Assets - YTD     $2,406  $13,924  $76,923  ($79,982) $549,954

        ROAA                     33.63%   14.14%        -         -     0.50%

        Average Equity - YTD     $2,017   $7,922  $53,625  ($65,566)  $52,434

        ROAE                     40.12%   24.86%        -         -     5.21%

        Efficiency Ratio - %     65.17%   80.31%        -         -    88.36%

        Average Loans - YTD           -        -        -   ($2,877) $349,047

        Average Deposits - YTD        -        -        -  ($10,625) $400,085



                             Rurban Financial Corp.
                        Proforma Performance Measurement
                   Quarterly Comparison - Third Quarter 2006

                                                          Banking
                                                 RFCBC  Intersegment
                                                  (Loan    Elimin-  Banking
                             State Bank Exchange Workout   ation    Related
                             and Trust    Bank   Company) Entries  Entities
    Average Assets
      3Q06                     $463,601  $88,141   $2,451  $(1,572) $552,621
      2Q06                     $446,579  $85,449   $5,477  $(4,001) $533,504
      1Q06                     $436,239  $83,209   $6,675  $(1,071) $525,052
      4Q05                     $424,432      N/A  $13,896    $(847) $437,481
      3Q05                     $421,009      N/A  $15,375  $(2,234) $434,150
        Linked Quarter Change   $17,022   $2,692  $(3,026)           $19,117

    Revenue
      3Q06                       $4,136   $1,309       $3      $ -    $5,448
      2Q06                       $4,173   $1,214      $85      $(2)   $5,469
      1Q06                       $4,131   $1,036      $93      $(2)   $5,258
      4Q05                       $4,389      N/A    $(256)     $(2)   $4,131
      3Q05                       $4,291      N/A      $40      $(2)   $4,329
        Linked Quarter Change      $(37)     $95     $(82)              $(21)

    Non-interest Expenses
      3Q06                       $3,236   $1,180     $161      $ -    $4,577
      2Q06                       $3,131   $1,195     $307      $(2)   $4,631
      1Q06                       $3,234   $1,273     $174      $(2)   $4,679
      4Q05                       $3,564      N/A     $882      $(2)   $4,444
      3Q05                       $3,674      N/A     $377      $(2)   $4,049
        Linked Quarter Change      $105     $(15)   $(146)              $(54)

    Net Income
      3Q06                         $651      $62     $(82)              $631
      2Q06                         $687      $15    $(109)              $593
      1Q06                         $502    $(156)    $(54)              $292
      4Q05                         $479      N/A  $(1,058)             $(579)
      3Q05                         $357      N/A      $97               $454
        Linked Quarter Change      $(36)     $47      $27                $38

    Efficiency Ratio
      3Q06                       78.24%   90.15%                      84.01%
      2Q06                       75.03%   98.41%                      84.67%
      1Q06                       78.28%  122.84%                      88.99%
      4Q05                       81.20%      N/A                     107.58%
      3Q05                       85.62%      N/A                      93.53%
        Linked Quarter Change     3.21%   (8.26%)                     (0.66%)

    NPA/Total Assets
      3Q06                        0.92%    0.77%                       1.07%
      2Q06                        0.70%    1.66%                       1.07%
      1Q06                        0.70%    1.77%                       1.64%
      4Q05                        0.64%    2.03%                       1.67%
      3Q05                        0.65%      N/A                       3.43%
        Linked Quarter Change     0.22%   (0.90%)                     (0.00%)

    ROAA
      3Q06                        0.56%    0.28%                       0.46%
      2Q06                        0.62%    0.07%                       0.44%
      1Q06                        0.46%   (0.75%)                      0.22%
      4Q05                        0.45%      N/A                      (0.40%)
      3Q05                        0.34%      N/A                       0.58%
        Linked Quarter Change    (0.05%)   0.21%                       0.02%

    ROAE
      3Q06                        6.52%    2.05%                       4.65%
      2Q06                        7.03%    0.50%                       5.52%
      1Q06                        5.08%   (5.09%)                      3.16%
      4Q05                        4.94%      N/A                      (2.88%)
      3Q05                        3.68%      N/A                       4.76%
        Linked Quarter Change    (0.51%)   1.55%                      (0.87%)

    Average Equity
      3Q06                      $39,911  $12,119   $2,261      $ -   $54,291
      2Q06                      $39,078  $12,015   $5,393      $ -   $56,486
      1Q06                      $39,522  $12,228   $7,001      $ -   $58,751
      4Q05                      $38,784   $8,109  $13,731      $ -   $60,624
      3Q05                      $38,768    N/A    $14,161      $ -   $52,929
        Linked Quarter Change      $833     $104  $(3,132)           $(2,195)


                                RFS                    Intersegment
                            (Trust and          Parent    Elimin-  Rurban
                             Investment         Company   ation   Financial
                                Co.)     RDSI  and Other  Entries   Corp.

    Average Assets
      3Q06                      $2,390  $14,442  $75,666  $(91,653) $553,465
      2Q06                      $2,583  $13,368  $74,679  $(79,060) $545,074
      1Q06                      $2,138  $11,579  $78,706  $(83,104) $534,371
      4Q05                      $2,469   $9,783  $71,938  $(79,647) $442,024
      3Q05                      $2,504  $10,128  $64,332  $(66,299) $444,815
        Linked Quarter Change    $(193)  $1,074     $987              $8,391

    Revenue
      3Q06                        $950   $4,084     $594   $(1,418)   $9,658
      2Q06                        $834   $3,632     $537   $(1,374)   $9,098
      1Q06                        $856   $3,637     $789   $(1,668)   $8,872
      4Q05                        $823   $3,686    $(163)    $(854)   $7,624
      3Q05                        $807   $3,351     $(43)    $(868)   $7,577
        Linked Quarter Change     $116     $452      $57                $560

    Non-interest Expenses
      3Q06                        $568   $3,360   $1,427   $(1,418)   $8,514
      2Q06                        $553   $2,949   $1,321   $(1,374)   $8,080
      1Q06                        $601   $2,807   $1,531   $(1,668)   $7,950
      4Q05                        $606   $2,812     $575     $(805)   $7,632
      3Q05                        $540   $2,845     $609     $(824)   $7,219
        Linked Quarter Change      $16     $411     $106                $434

    Net Income
      3Q06                        $251     $478    $(546)               $814
      2Q06                        $186     $451    $(516)               $714
      1Q06                        $168     $548    $(485)               $523
      4Q05                        $143     $577    $(484)              $(344)
      3Q05                        $176     $291    $(428)               $492
        Linked Quarter Change      $65      $27     $(30)               $101

    Efficiency Ratio
      3Q06                      59.79%   82.27%                       88.15%
      2Q06                      66.21%   81.18%                       88.05%
      1Q06                      70.23%   77.17%                       88.87%
      4Q05                      73.63%   76.29%                       99.32%
      3Q05                      66.91%   84.92%                       94.54%
        Linked Quarter Change   (6.42%)   1.09%                        0.11%

    NPA/Total Assets
      3Q06                                                             1.07%
      2Q06                                                             1.07%
      1Q06                                                             1.64%
      4Q05                                                             1.67%
      3Q05                                                             3.43%
        Linked Quarter Change                                         (0.00%)

    ROAA
      3Q06                      42.01%   13.24%                        0.59%
      2Q06                      28.81%   13.50%                        0.52%
      1Q06                      31.45%   18.93%                        0.39%
      4Q05                      25.84%   23.59%                       (0.31%)
      3Q05                      26.81%   11.49%                        0.44%
        Linked Quarter Change   13.20%   (0.26%)                       0.06%

    ROAE
      3Q06                      52.70%   21.26%                        5.95%
      2Q06                      31.88%   21.39%                        5.28%
      1Q06                      32.42%   31.59%                        3.86%
      4Q05                      33.18%   40.75%                       (2.63%)
      3Q05                      37.59%   21.61%                        3.90%
        Linked Quarter Change   20.83%   (0.13%)                       0.67%

    Average Equity
      3Q06                      $1,905   $8,995  $53,593  $(64,082)  $54,702
      2Q06                      $2,334   $8,437  $53,593  $(66,811)  $54,039
      1Q06                      $2,074   $6,938  $54,251  $(67,763)  $54,251
      4Q05                      $1,724   $5,664  $52,366  $(68,012)  $52,366
      3Q05                      $1,873   $5,386  $50,441  $(60,188)  $50,441
        Linked Quarter Change    $(429)    $558      $ -                $663

SOURCE Rurban Financial Corp.

Contact: Investors, Valda Colbart of Rurban Financial Corp., +1-419-784-2759, or rfcinv@rurban.net
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