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Bank One Pledges $100 Million-Plus in Low-Interest Loans to Northwest Indiana Governments to Help Bridge Tax Gap MERRILLVILLE, Ind., May 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bank One in Northwest Indiana has pledged more than $100 million in low-interest loans to municipalities, school corporations, and other government entities to help bridge the gap until tax revenues are received. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030116/NYTH053LOGO ) "We hope these loans will help avoid interruption of service and will ensure employees get paid and our kids get educated," said John Diederich, President of Bank One in Northwest Indiana. "Bank One is doing this to help our communities, and the people who live here." The loans are available to municipalities, school corporations, and other government entities that qualify. For more information, call Bill Berens, 219-738-4361, or Elaine York, 219-738-4005. Bank One can also assist qualified consumers in meeting their tax obligations through home equity loans and lines of credit, and mortgage refinancing. For information, stop by any Bank One banking center. Bank One Mortgage escrow customers will have their taxes paid by Bank One, even if there is not enough money in the escrow account to cover the new amount due. These customer payments will be adjusted next year to make up for the increased taxes due. Bank One is one of the largest banks in Northwest Indiana with 33 offices. Bank One is Indiana's largest bank, with 190 offices and 400 ATMs in the state. Bank One Corporation (NYSE:ONE) (http://www.bankone.com/) is the nation's sixth-largest bank holding company, with assets of $320 billion. Bank One currently has more than 51 million credit cards issued, nearly 7 million retail households, and approximately 20,000 middle market customers. It also manages $188 billion of clients' investment assets. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030116/NYTH053LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Bank One CONTACT: Nancy Norris of Bank One, +1-502-566-3620 Web site: http://www.bankone.com/

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