Evolve Bank & Trust Presents Cooper-Young Festival 2013

MEMPHIS, July 3, 2013—-Evolve Bank & Trust along with the Cooper-Young Business Association are pleased to announce an exciting new partnership. Evolve Bank & Trust is proud to bring you Cooper-Young Festival 2013 as the first-ever Title Sponsor committing to a three year deal. This year's Festival will be Saturday, September 14th from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

"In our 26th year, the Cooper-Young Festival is the largest single-day event in Memphis annually hosted by the Cooper-Young Business Association." said Tamara Cook, Cooper-Young Festival Director. "We are very grateful to Evolve Bank & Trust for their generosity and are looking forward to having them as our Title Sponsor."

Evolve Bank & Trust, headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, currently operates five full service branches in Arkansas and Tennessee and more than 30 mortgage production offices across the country. In addition to banking and mortgage services, Evolve is a nationwide Preferred SBA lender and also offers trust and fiduciary services to its customers throughout the U. S. For more information about Evolve, please visit www.getevolved.com.

"We are excited about this new partnership with such a longstanding, historical event in the Memphis community." said Scott Stafford, President and CEO of Evolve Bank & Trust. "Cooper-Young Fest brings people from all walks of life together for a day of music, art, and fun with family and friends, and we're thrilled to be associated with it."

For the last three years, the attendance has been well over 120,000 guests to enjoy a mix of art, music and crafts. This year, we will highlight 16 Memphis bands on three stages and a large Children's Area full of games and hands on art activities. Come out Saturday, September 14th to celebrate our Memphis "hip-storic" heritage in a "Top Ten Neighborhood in America." For more information about the Festival, please visit www.cooperyoungfestival.com.

About Evolve Financial Group, Inc.:

Evolve Financial Group, Inc. (www.getevolved.com) is the Memphis, Tenn.-based holding company of Evolve Bank & Trust. Chartered in 1925, Evolve Bank & Trust specializes in delivering personalized relationship-based services through banking, mortgage, SBA origination, and trust offices throughout the United States.