Bank Mutual: Staff members to receive Five Star award

Contact: Jack Steinbrecker, Vice President, Sales & Marketing

Bank Mutual – Corporate Headquarters

4949 W. Brown Deer Road

Milwaukee, WI 53224

414.371.8262 | Jack.Steinbrecker@bankmutual.com

February 11, 2013…Bank Mutual is pleased to announce that several of its staff members will receive the Five Star award this year. This award is presented to wealth managers, real estate agents, mortgage professionals, and home/auto insurance professionals in more than 45 markets in the U.S. and Canada.

This award is issued by Five Star Professional, a company based in Minneapolis, MN, which conducts research to help consumers with the important decision of selecting a service agent.

The Five Star award is given to service professionals who provide exceptional services for their clients. Bank Mutual is pleased that the following staff are 2013 recipients:

* Doug Winquist, Residential Loan Officer−Mequon
* Bonnie Bergeson, Residential Loan Officer−Franklin
* Kathie Morgan, Residential Loan Officer−Waukesha, Meadowbrook
* Thomas Wendt, Residential Loan Officer−Brookfield
* Randy Lucka, Residential Regional Sales Manager−West Bend

“We are proud of our staff members who have been selected to receive the Five-Star award,” says Dave Rouse, Vice President/Director of Residential Loan Production for Bank Mutual. “As the largest bank headquartered in Milwaukee with $2.4 billion in assets and a commitment to local decision-making, we put our customers at the forefront of everything that we do. Bank Mutual staff is devoted to providing the dedication, stability, and answers people are looking for.”

Bank Mutual has been Wisconsin’s “Go-To” bank for 120 years and offers products and services for personal, small business, and commercial clients that add value above and beyond traditional banking. Customers can save time and bank more conveniently through use of online banking services; find resources that may add value to their business at Bank Mutual’s online Business Education Center; gain access to its surcharge-free network of 22,000 ATMs; experience the advantage of working with our locally-based experts; and more.

Bank Mutual Corporation (NASDAQ: BKMU) is the fourth largest banking institution headquartered in the state of Wisconsin, with assets at December 31, 2012 of $2.4 billion. Its subsidiary bank, Bank Mutual, operates 75 offices in the state of Wisconsin and one office in Minnesota.