New & Noteworthy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Compartamos Banco Reaches One Million Client Target

Mexico City, Mexico – August 28 2008 – Banco Compartamos, S.A. Institución de
Banca Múltiple (“Compartamos” or “the Company”) (BMV:COMPART) today
announced, that it had reached one of the Company’s most important goals since its
inception: to reach the target of one million active clients. Since its beginning,
Compartamos has been certain that its objective of creating social value is to give
financial services access to the greatest number of people, in the least amount of
time. Reaching the one million client mark is evidence of the value the Company has
created in the lives of its clients.

Mr. Fernando Alvarez Toca, Chief Financial Officer, emphasized the importance of this
achievement, “This figure is not just a number, behind each one of these loans is a
person, a home or a family that found in Compartamos the opportunity to strengthen
their business and thus, together with their personal efforts, to have the ability to
improve the quality of life of their families so that they can develop as better human
beings.”

“To reach one million clients fills us with pride, but it also obligates us to double our
efforts,” stated Mr. Alvarez. “There continues to be a large market for us to reach in
Mexico and this is one of the reasons that will allow us to maintain growth in the
coming years.”

Mr. Alvarez also mentioned that the one million client goal is also an indicator of the
Company’s excellent execution of the business model. “Our clients have very good
credit quality, with NPL’s of only 1.38% at June 2008. In the midst of the banking
industry’s financial crisis, Compartamos is consolidating as the strongest microfinance
institution in Mexico in terms of growth and with excellent future potential”.
He also mentioned the important role that the Company’s employees play in
Compartamos’ business model.

“The quality of client service is based on personalized treatment, and this would not
be possible without the daily effort of our employees. Undoubtedly, it is thanks to
them that we are able to achieve this goal.”

He concluded by also thanking all who have been involved in making the goal a
reality, “To all our employees, shareholders and friends, but above all, our clients, we
want to extend our deepest appreciation for putting their trust in us and giving
Compartamos the opportunity to serve them.”

For more information visit www.compartamos.com or contact:

Daniel Manrique Inés Robles
Media Relations De la Calle, Madrazo, Mancera, S.C.
Compartamos Banco 1084 2102
Insurgentes Sur 553, Ciudad de México, México irobles@cmmsc.com.mx
T: +52 (55) 5276-7250 Ext. 7353
jmanrique@compartamos.com

Compartamos Banco genera oportunidades de desarrollo a través de servicios
financieros a personas de segmentos populares, que permiten a nuestros
clientes invertir en su activo más importante: ellos mismos. Lo hacemos
mediante redes sociales y un modelo de negocio que genera valor social,
económico y humano.