JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- EverBank, one of the

nation's largest and fastest growing financial services firms, today

reported earnings of $32.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, up

15% from 2005 earnings of $28.2 million. Earnings for the fourth quarter of

2006 were $10.6 million, up 61% from $6.6 million a year ago. Total assets

were $4.2 billion on December 31, 2006, a 14% increase from $3.7 billion a

year ago. Return on equity for 2006 was 17%.

    The Company continues to focus on organic growth through its core

strategic businesses of Banking and Mortgage Banking. In addition, EverBank

continues to build momentum in a number of new growth initiatives,

including the EverBank Advisors Program, the nationwide small balance

Commercial Real Estate Lending business, the Reverse Mortgage business, and

the Florida Bank expansion.

    EverBank has been a recipient of various prestigious performance and

innovation awards including the Allen C. Ewing & Company High Performance

Award honoring the top-performing bank in Florida, Forbes "Best of the Web"

award honoring bank technology innovation, and Freddie Mac's Tier One Hall

of Fame honoring mortgage servicing excellence.

    EverBank Financial Corp is a private financial services holding company

headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. With approximately $4.2 billion in

assets, 1,500 employees, and over 400,000 customers nationwide, EverBank is

one of the industry's fastest growing, high performing financial service

firms.

    EverBank provides national banking and lending products directly to

consumers and through a variety of business partners including

priceline.com, Bank of New York, and other financial advisors and brokers.

EverBank has received numerous awards including Forbes and Online Banking

Report's "Best of the Web" as well as other servicing, banking, and

technology honors. For more information on banking, mortgages, wholesale

and commercial lending, visit http://www.everbank.com. EverBank is an Equal

Housing Lender and Member FDIC.