MAF will also be participating in the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 2006 Regional Bank Conference to be held in Boston, Massachusetts on March 1-2, 2006. The Company's presentation will be broadcast on the Internet at http://www.kbw.com/news/conference_regional.html and will also be available at www.mafbancorp.com. Allen Koranda is scheduled to deliver his presentation on Thursday, March 2, 2006 at 9:55 a.m. Central Time. Both presentations will be available on the respective websites for two weeks following the conferences.

MAF Bancorp is the parent company of Mid America Bank, a federally chartered stock savings bank. The Bank currently operates a network of 82 retail banking offices throughout Chicago and Milwaukee and their surrounding areas. Offices in Wisconsin operate under the name "St. Francis Bank, a division of Mid America Bank, fsb." The Company's common stock trades on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol MAFB.