Superior Bancorp is a $3 billion financial holding company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. Superior Bank is the principal subsidiary of Superior Bancorp (Nasdaq NMS: SUPR), operating a total of 75 banking offices from Huntsville, Alabama to Tampa, Florida. Forty-four branches are located throughout the state of Alabama and thirty-one branches are located in Florida's panhandle and the Tampa Bay area. Superior Bank currently has two new branches planned for Alabama and Florida during the remainder of 2008, in addition to the 20 that have opened in Florida and Alabama since September 2006. Superior Bank also operates loan production offices in Montgomery, Alabama, as well as in Tallahassee and Panama City, Florida and operates 22 consumer finance offices in Northeast Alabama as 1st Community Credit and Superior Financial Services. In recent years, Superior Bancorp has become one of the most dynamic financial holding companies in the country, as well as the second-largest community bank holding company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. With the combination of substantial internal growth and a well-devised acquisition strategy, Superior Bancorp is poised for exciting financial results in the coming years.