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U.S. Bancorp to Participate in the Merrill Lynch Chief Credit Officers' Forum

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 2006--U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) announced today that Michael J. Doyle, executive vice president and chief credit officer, is scheduled to participate in the Merrill Lynch Chief Credit Officers' Forum. Mr. Doyle's panel discussion is scheduled to begin at 11:10 a.m. EDT on Friday, September 15, 2006.

The panel discussion will be available via conference call. The dial-in number is 800-638-4930 for domestic callers and 617-614-3944 for international participants. The conference call passcode is 34045287. A replay of the call will be available shortly after the live call and will continue through Friday, September 22, 2006, at 5:00 p.m. EDT. The replay number for domestic callers is 888-286-8010 and 617-801-6888 for international callers. The replay passcode is 22545173.

Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp, with $213 billion in assets, is the 6th largest financial holding company in the United States. The company operates 2,434 banking offices and 4,966 ATMs, and provides a comprehensive line of banking, brokerage, insurance, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses and institutions. U.S. Bancorp is the parent company of U.S. Bank. Visit U.S. Bancorp on the web at usbank.com.

CONTACT: U.S. Bancorp
Investor Relations
Judith T. Murphy, 612-303-0783
or
Public Relations
Steve Dale, 612-303-0784

SOURCE: U.S. Bancorp

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding U.S. Bancorp's business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report or Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.