Vancouver, September 12, 2007

Credential Direct continues to dominate online brokerage rankings

Vancouver, BC – For the fourth time, Credential Direct has been named the top overall online brokerage in Canada. The latest ranking is highlighted in the newly released Summer 2007 Online Discount Brokerage scorCard by Surviscor.

For the Overall award, Credential Direct scored an impressive 7.79 out of 10, a score 18% higher than the second place contender. Credential Direct also took top spot for the Investor profile taking top scores for its design and help features, market intelligence and tools and education.

“We are thrilled that our continued efforts in our online trading platform have once again garnered the top Overall position in an independent industry review,” said Lothar Fabian, Vice President, Credential Direct. “It is particularly gratifying to be rated number one in the Investor category, as this represents the majority of Canadian online investors.”

Credential Direct has been consistently recognized as a Canadian leader in the online brokerage business over the past few years, based upon its high-quality products and services. With its industry-leading analysis and financial planning tools, Credential Direct has worked to improve its offering and to keep its fees among the lowest in the industry.

Surviscor reviewed 16 Canadian online brokerage firms in its Summer 2007 analysis, including bank-owned and independent firms, and evaluated them for their online features and functionality. The full results can be viewed at: www.surviscor.com/scorview/2007Summer/

Credential Direct has added new security enhancements including a software feature called Credential Direct LocalSSL Secure that will be available free of charge to all Credential Direct users.

ABOUT CREDENTIAL DIRECT – Established in October 2000, Credential Direct partners with credit unions to provide online brokerage services to their members. Credential Direct is a division of Credential Securities Inc., which is a Member CIPF, the credit union system’s preferred full service brokerage.

For more information contact:
Jane Mitchell, Public Relations
Credential Financial Inc.
Tel: 604.714.3843 Fax: 604.714.3864 
mediarelations@credential.com

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