CHICAGO - (November 27, 2006) - MFC Capital Funding announced today that David Torres has joined the company as an Operations Analyst.

Prior to joining MFC Capital Funding, David was a senior construction loan administrator with LaSalle bank and prior to that spent over six years with Chase (Bank One) in numerous asset based finance operational roles. Before that he worked at Sanwa Business Credit, American National Bank and First Chicago. David has also studied at Liberty University.

MFC Capital Funding is an affiliate of Marquette Financial Companies a $2.4 billion diversified financial services holding company comprised of specialty financial service businesses. Marquette Financial Companies is part of the Carl Pohlad family’s diverse business holdings, which also include significant interest in the beverage industry, real estate, and ownership in Major League Baseball’s Minnesota Twins.