Harbor Federal Announces Recovery From Hurricane Frances

Harbor Federal Announces Recovery From Hurricane Frances 


FORT PIERCE, Fla., Sept. 13  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harbor Florida
Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HARB), the holding company for Harbor Federal Savings
Bank, announced today that all of its offices except for one are open and fully
operational today with both lobby and drive-in services. The Lakewood Park
office is offering drive-in services only but should be fully operational by
the end of the week. Harbor's Loan Operations office was damaged as a result of
Hurricane Frances; however, all loan operations staff has been relocated to
other offices and are also operational as of today.

Harbor's CEO, Mike Brown, Sr., said, "This quick recovery could not have been
accomplished without the tremendous effort by all of Harbor's staff. Thanks to
all of our employees for their commitment and dedication during this difficult
time." 

DATASOURCE: Harbor Florida Bancshares, Inc.



CONTACT:  Michael J. Brown, Sr., President, [phone]; or Mike

Callahan, CFO, [phone]; or Toni Santiuste, Investor Relations,

[phone], all of Harbor Florida Bancshares, Inc.



Web site:  http://www.harborfederal.com/

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