For the full-year period ended December 31, 2007, net income was $11.32 million, or $1.74 per diluted share, compared to $5.18 million, or $1.20 per diluted share for the full-year period of 2006.

Thomas Daiber, president and CEO, said: Centrue made significant progress during 2007 in key financial metrics including our return on equity, net income and operating efficiency. Our progress is especially noteworthy during a period when the financial services sector as a whole faced significant challenges.