Press Release

RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genworth Financial (NYSE: GNW) announces it has filed a savings and loan holding company application with the Office of Thrift Supervision with respect to the acquisition of InterBank fsb of Maple Grove, Minnesota. Genworth and InterBank have reached an agreement in principle, subject to negotiation of a definitive agreement. Genworth also filed an application for the U.S. Treasury Department's Capital Purchase Program (CPP) under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).

Both of these applications are subject to regulatory approval.

About Genworth Financial

Genworth Financial, Inc. (NYSE: GNW) is a leading public Fortune 500 global financial security company. Genworth has more than $100 billion in assets and employs approximately 7,000 people with a presence in more than 25 countries. Its products and services help meet the investment, protection, retirement and lifestyle needs of over 15 million customers. Genworth operates through three segments: Retirement and Protection, International and U.S. Mortgage Insurance. Its products and services are offered through financial intermediaries, advisors, independent distributors and sales specialists. Genworth Financial, which traces its roots back to 1871, became a public company in 2004 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. For more information, visit genworth.com.

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